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HISTORY  OF  CO.  "F" 

I08TH  ENGINEERS.   3 3RD  DIV. 

COMPILED  AND  EDITED 

by 

1  ST  LT.  ROBERT  P.  RICHARDS 

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SGT..  1st  CLASS,  JOHN  R.  BEALL 


APPROVED  BY 

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N  May  17,  1917,  Federal  authority  was  given  and 
Lt.  Col.  Henry  A.  Allen,  Chief  Engr.  111.  Nat'l 
Guard  ordered  by  the  Adj.  Gen.  of  the  State  to 
organize  the  1st  Reg't  111.  Engrs. 

One  Company,  Company  "A,"  had  previously  been 
authorized  and  was  but  partially  recruited. 

On  July  22nd  the  other  five  companies  of  the  regi- 
ment having  been  recruited  up  to  strength,  the  various 
recruiting  stations  throughout  Chicago  were  instructed 
to  assign  all  recruits  to  Company  ^'F."  Captain  Ralph 
C.  Harris  was  given  command,  and  Lieutenants  Ernest 
V.  Lippe  and  Chester  L.  Brundage  were  assigned  to  the 
company. 

Preliminary  drilling  was  done  during  the  evenings  at 
the  Municipal  Pier,  Chicago,  and  on  the  morning  of  July 
25th  the  company  reported  here  for  duty  in  response  to 
the  President's  call  and  under  the  orders  covering  the 
mobilization  of  the  National  Guard.  On  August  1st  the 
regiment  was  inspected  by  the  Federal  Authorities,  and 
on  August  7th  was  mustered  into  Federal  Service. 

The  following  roster  shows  all  the  officers  and  men 
who  formed  the  original  Company  "F"  which  entered 
the  Federal  Service  on  the  above  date: 

Officers. 
Capt.  R.  C.  Harris  1st  Lt.  E.  V.  Lippe 

2nd  Lt.  C.  L.  Brundage 
Privates:  Privates: 

Ahem,  Joseph  F.  Benson,  Frederick  E. 

Anderson,  Arthur  Blaiichard,  Frank  T. 

Anthony,  Earl  A.  Boemmols,  Frank  M. 

Brada,  George  S. 

Babian,  Simon  J.  Breska,  Charles  E. 

Barrs,  William  B.  Brooks,  Ralph  P. 

Bassett,  Howard  R.  Brownlea,  Bruce 

Bennett,  Evan  H.  BroAvn,  Ray  E. 

Bennett,  Francis  H.  D.  Buclier,  Andrew  J. 


Privates: 

Bunker,  Edward  D. 
Burnham,  Horace  B. 
Burr,  Thomas  F. 
Burtt,  Albert  F. 
Byrnes,  Martin  V. 

Carlson,  Paul  L. 
Cary»  William  K. 
Chapman,  Frederick  L. 
Cielic,  Albert  J. 
Clark,  Owen  C. 
Clark,  Thomas 
Cooper,  Louis 
Corcoran,  Henry  M. 
Cronin,  Daniel  P.  J. 

DeSalvo,  Carmen 
DeSchepper,  Dominon 
Donovan,  Edward  M. 
Dougherty,  Frank  T. 
Dwyer,  Frank 

Ehnore,  Charles  E. 
Engle,  Charles  F. 
Erickson,  Elmer 
Erickson,  Ehner  E. 

Fay,  Chester  H. 
Fitzgerald,  Timothy  J. 
Flower,  Ralph 
Fridrichs,  Richard  L. 
Fry,  Raymond  J. 

Gale,  Earle  S. 
Gassmere,  George  W. 
Gilbertsen,  Albert  0. 
Glowacki,  Antoni 


Privates: 

Grady,  Patrick  J. 
Green,  George  H. 
Greg,  Louis 

Haehlan,  Clarence  C. 
Hanley,  Michael 
Hannon,  Edward 
Hanson,  Arnold  T. 
Hansen,  Sophus  G. 
Harper,  Paul  J. 
Harris,  Stanley  G. 
Hay,  Simon  D. 
Heilmann,  Leonard 
Hellwig,  Randolph  W. 
Hendricksen,  Robert  A. 
Herman,  Clyde  E. 
Hoyt,  Howard  L. 
Hunt,  Leonard  W. 

Iwert,  Frederick  A. 

Jones,  George  A. 
Jones,  Milton  A. 
Jordan,  Charles  D. 

Kausch,  George 
Keenan,  Harry  J. 
Kersten,  George  R. 
Koster,  Herbert 
Kerkowski,  Gustave 
Kebsch,  Charles  W. 
Kiefer,  Peter  P. 
Kirby,  Cyril  J. 
Kohout,  Frank  W. 
Kreneck,  John  T. 


Privates: 


Privates: 


Leslie,  Walter  M. 
Lewis,  George  H. 
Lowry,  Thomas 
Lund,  Fred 

May,  Frederick  A. 
Mayfield,  Leonard 
Mays,  Richard  G. 
Marsolais,  Edward  L. 
McDonnell,  Thomas  J. 
McEldowney,  Ernest  E. 
McGrath,  Dennis  A. 
McKee,  William  J. 
McManaman,  Edward  F. 
Meagher,  John  S. 
Mendenhall,  Edward 
Mentgen,  Martin  J. 
Miller,  Sam 
Moore,  George  R. 
Morgan,  John  B. 
Mulcahy,  Robert  J. 
Mulderick,  William  J. 
MuUauer,  Edward 
Muller,  Charles  R. 
Murphy,  Michael  B. 
Murray,  Daniel 

Niemuth,  William  C 
Nelson,  Earl  V. 
Neubert,  Fred  W. 
Nawrot,  Peter  J. 

Olsen,  Charles  J. 
Olsen,  Elmore  G. 
Olsen,  Harry  H. 
Oakes,  David  S. 


Parker,  Joel  W. 
Pascente,  Sollie 
Penny,  Thomas  J. 
Petersen,  Hans  G. 
PoUey,  Frank  E. 

Racyk,  Mathew  A. 
Rasmussen,  Harold  E. 
Rathert,  Henry  A. 
Renshaw,  Harry  F. 
Robinson,  Louis  F. 
Robinson,  Chester  R. 
Roorda,  George  T. 
Ross,  Clarence  J. 
Rumsey,  Schuyler  J. 
Ruzich,  Max 

Saelens,  Marcel  E. 
Scroggins,  Elmer  R. 
Seeley,  Earle  T. 
Sheffield,  Stephen  R. 
Small,  William  J. 
Smith,  Virgil  B. 
Spruling,  Eric  N. 
Stanley,  Royal 
Steiner,  Louis  H. 

Tanck,  Edwin 
Tevis,  Walter  S. 
Thayer,  Lambert  W. 
Thom,  William 
Thulis,  Edward  M. 

VanDorpe,  Ralph 
Vermeire,  Aimie 

Wallace,  John  J. 
Wallin,  Charles  A. 


Privates:  Privates: 

Walsh,  George  B.  Wing,  Lloyd  R. 

Weber,  George  A.  Winiiegge,  Herman  0. 

Weinberg,  Wayne  E.  Wood,  Harry  C. 

West,  Roy  G.  Wood,  Harry  R. 

White,  Roy  C.  Wood,  Ralph  E. 
Whitelaw,  John  B. 

Whitney,  Ralph  B.  Zak,  George  A. 

Williams,  Glen  R.  Zeigler,  Benjamin  M. 

Williamson,  William  A.  Zychal,  Frank 


Military  instruction  was  started  at  the  Municipal 
Pier,  suitable  arrangements  were  made  for  housing  the 
men  and  work  on  the  organization  was  continued  until 
September  6,  1917,  when  the  regiment  was  ordered  to 
entrain  for  Camp  Logan,  Houston,  Texas,  which  was  to 
be  its  training  camp.  At  this  time  Second  Lieutenant 
John  M.  Heath  was  assigned  to  the  company  and  Second 
Lieutenant  Chester  L.  Brundage  was  promoted  to  First 
Lieutenant. 

Company  entrained  at  7  a.  m.,  September  6,  1917, 
with  three  officers  and  one  hundred  and  sixty-four  men; 
arrived  Camp  Logan,  Texas,  4  a.  m.  September  11,  1917, 
Lieutenant  Heath  reporting  upon  arrival  at  Camp 
Logan. 

At  Camp  Logan  the  regiment  reported,  as  Divisional 
Engineers,  to  Maj.  Gen.  George  Bell,  Jr.,  commanding 
the  33rd  Division,  and  was  designated  as  the  108th  En- 
gineers. 

The  company  remained  in  training  with  regiment  at 
Camp  Logan,  Texas,  from  the  date  above  given  until 
April  23,  1918.  During  this  time  instruction  was  given 
covering  all  military  operations,  and  included  a  large 
amount  of  engineering  work.     The  best  example  of  the 


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engineering  work  done  by  the  company  was  a  wooden 
trestle  bridge  220  feet  long  and  18  feet  wide  crossing  a 
gully  34  feet  deep.  This  bridge  was  designed  and  con- 
structed entirely  by  members  of  the  company  and  was 
built  of  timbers  cut  near  the  site.  The  bridge  was  de- 
signed to  carry  a  ten  ton  moving  load. 

Towards  the  end  of  the  training  period  orders  were 
given  for  many  regimental  inspections,  the  company  be- 
ing subjected  to  searching  examinations  covering  mili- 
tary work,  engineering  work  and  equipment.  The  result 
of  these  inspections  showed  that  on  leaving  Camp  Logan 
the  company  was  proficient  in  all  work  and  was  com- 
pletely supplied  with  Quartermaster,  Ordinance,  Engi- 
neering and  Signal  Corps  Equipment. 

During  the  period  of  training  many  changes  oc- 
curred in  the  personnel  of  the  company  due  to  men  being 
physically  unfit,  transfers,  promotions,  etc.  In  addition, 
the  authorized  strength  of  the  company  was  increased 
from  four  officers  and  one  hundred  sixty-four  enlisted 
men  to  six  officers  and  two  hundred  fifty  men. 

During  this  time  the  following  enlisted  men  of  the 
company  were  commissioned  Second  Lieutenants  and  as- 
signed to  other  organiaztions : 

Sergt.  Fred  W.  Neubert  Sergt.  Timothy  J.  Fitzgerald 

Sergt.  Louis  F.  Robinson  Sergt.  Frederick  L.  Chap- 
Sergt.  Earl  V.  Nelson  man 

Sergt.  Elmer  E.  Erickson  Corp.  Walter  F.  Gates 

Sergt.  William  J.  Linn  Corp.  Glen  R.  Williams 

Sergt.  Stanley  G.  Harris  Pvt.  William  J.  Shea 

On  April  23,  1918,  the  company  consisting  of  four 
officers  and  two  hundred  forty-three  men  entrained  witli 
the  regiment  at  3  p.  m.  for  Camj)  Merritt,  N.  J.,  en 
route  to  France,  arriving  at  Camp  Merritt  on  April  2Sth, 
9  p.  m.  The  regiment  remained  at  Camp  Merritt  until  the 
morning  of  May  7th,  when  it  proceeded  to  Port  of  Em- 


barkation,  Hoboken,  N.  J.,  and  embarked  on  the  U.  S. 
Transport  ** George  Washington."  The  transport  sailed 
at  4  p.  m.  May  8,  1918. 

The  following  oflBcers  and  men  then  comprised  Com- 
pany "F"  108th  Engineers; 

Captain  Ralph  C.  Harris 

1st  Lieut.  Ernest  V.  Lippe 
Ist  Lieut.  Oscar  W.  Urbom 
2nd  Lieut.  Philip  E.  Cole 
1st  Lieut.  William  M.  Ward 
2nd  Lieut.  Robert  P.  Richards 

1st  Sergeant:  Sergeants: 

Brownlea,  Bruce  Bunker,  Edward  D. 

o  *     -,  A  m  Burtt,  Albert  F. 

Sergeants,  1st  Class:  n  -j  •  i      t^-  i       i  x 

^  '  Fridrichs,  Richard  L. 


Caswell,  George  E. 
Hay,  Simon  D. 
Kausch,  George 
Kohout,  Frank  W. 

Sergeants,  1st  Class: 
Morgan,  John  B, 
Moore,  George  R. 

Supply  Sergeant: 
Wood,  Harry  R. 

Mess  Sergeant: 
Mullauer,  Edward 

Stable  Sergeant: 
Bennett,  Evan  H. 

Sergeants: 

Bassett,  Howard  R. 
Beall,  John  R. 
Benson,  Frederick  E. 


Gish,  Albert  R. 
Jones,  Milton  A. 
Novak,  Frank 
Peterson,  Hans  G. 
Rathert,  Henry  A. 
Spurling,  Eric  N. 
Winnegge,  Herman  0. 
Zak,  George  A. 

Corporals: 

Barnes,  William  L. 
Brada,  George  S. 
Byrnes,  Martin  V. 
Campbell,  Gordon  C. 
Clark,  Thomas 
Corrigan,  John  J. 
Damon,  Ross  C. 
DeSalvo,  Carmen 
Engle,  Charles  F. 
Fay,  Chester  H. 


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Gale,  Earl  S. 
Gardner,  Matt  J. 
Gassmero,  George  W. 
Green,  Harrv  S. 
Hanley,  Michael 
Helhvig,  Kandolpli  W. 
Hoffman,  Philip  A. 
Horrigan,  Thomas  F. 
Hoyt,  Howard  L. 
Jones,  George  A. 
Kirby,  Cyril  J. 
Li  ska,  Andrew 
Muller,  Charles  R. 
Niemuth,  William  C. 
Nuss  Peter  J. 
Olsen,  Charles  J. 
Redington,  Philip  W. 
Richards,  Frederick  C. 
Rumsey,  Schuyler  J. 
Ruzich,  Max 
Samulowitz,  John 
Thayer,  Lambert  W. 
Wallin,  Fred  H. 
Weber,  George  A. 
W^est,  Roy  G. 
White,  Rov  C. 
Wood,  Ralph  E. 
Whitelaw,  John  B. 

B II  filer  s: 

Cary,  William  K. 
Olsen,  Elmore  G. 

Iforsrshner: 
Brand,  R()))ert  B. 


Cooks: 

Cronin,  Daniel  P.  J. 
Donovan,  Edward  M. 
Racyk,  Mathew  A. 
Robinson,  Chester  R. 
Thulis,  Edward  M. 

Wagoners: 
Brown,  Ray  E. 
Clark,  Owen  C. 
Dwyer,  Frank 
Lowry,  Thomas 
Muthert,  Charles  E. 
Pilcher,  Leslie  J. 

Privates,  1st  Class: 
Anderson,  Arthur 
Bengtson,  Crispen  E. 
Bishop,  William  A. 
Blanchard,  Frank  T. 
Blaney,  George 
Burnham,  Horace  B. 
Buxton,  Herbert  E. 
Casey,  Emmett  M. 
Clausen,  Albert 
Cronkrite,  Carlon  V. 
Elliott,  Robert  H. 
Frandsen,  Frank  P. 
Fry,  Raymond  J. 
Flower,  Ralph 
Gillx'rtsen,  Albert  0. 
Glowacki,  Antoni 
Gotstein,  Archibald  W. 
Grey,  Louis 
Grossi,  Tito 
H(M-man,  Clyde  E. 
Irish,  Joseph 


Privates,  1st  Class: 

Jackson,  Byron  R. 
Kebsch,  Charles  W. 
Kresten,  George  R. 
Lewis,  George  H. 
McEldowney,  Ernest  E. 
McGrath,  Dennis  A. 
Mayfield,  Leonard 
Moore,  Charles  E. 
Mulcahv,  Robert  J. 
Murray,  Daniel 
Olsen,  Harry  H. 
Parker,  Joel  W. 
Penny,  Thomas  J. 
Policy,  Frank  E. 
Polacek,  William 
Redington,  John  L. 
Robrecht,  Cyril 
Saelens,  Marcel  E. 
Sanders,  Norman  W. 
Schellenberg,  Martin  H. 
Shannon,  Raymond  C. 
Small,  William  J. 
Standish,  Vincent 
Teutsch,  Carl  M. 
Topp,  Frank  J. 
Vick,  Anund  H. 
Walton,  Charles  A. 
Whitney,  Ralph  B. 
Weinberg,  Wayne  E. 
Wieneke,  Obie  F. 
Wiltgen,  Vincent  J. 
Williams,  Paul  E. 
Winchell,  Joseph  F. 
Mentgen,  Martin  J. 


Privates: 

Anderson,  Joseph  F. 
Armbruster,  William  M. 
Appilson,  Harry 
Babian,  Simon  J. 
Baker  Daniel  W. 
Barnowski,  Jr.,  Adolph 
Benrud,  Relbert 
Bergstrand,  Victor  L. 
Berlly,  Sam 
Blaha,  Joseph  J. 
Boemmels,  Frank  M. 
Bodin,  William  C. 
Boscamp,  Arthur 
Brown,  Raymond  0. 
Burns,  Ray  J. 
Burr,  Thomas  F. 
Carlson,  Arthur  W. 
Carlson  Paul  L. 
Cassel,  William  F. 
Christensen,  Archie  J. 
Christensen,  Einar  H. 
Claskey,  John  W. 
Considine,  William 
Cooper,  John  A. 
Cooper,  Louis 
Diorkes,  William 
Eddy,  George  B. 
Edgecomb,  Edward  J. 
Gilsenan,  Patrick  J. 
Glowania,  Thomas  W. 
Godenrath,  Emil  J. 
Gran,  Carl 
Green,  Thomas  J. 
Gurney,  Ben 


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Privates: 

Haire,  Fred 
Hauiion,  Edward 
Hansberry,  Peter 
Hansen,  Carl  Y. 
Hansen,  Sopbus  G. 
Henry,  Edward  J. 
Hibbott,  William  H. 
Hougb,  Isaac  G. 
Hughes,  Patrick  W. 
Jansen,  Fred 
Johnson,  Scott  L. 
Jones,  Harold 
Journey,  Joseph  H. 
Kester,  Herbert 
Kiefer,  Peter  P. 
Konvalinka,  William  F. 
Larsen,  Harold  L. 
Lerner,  Harry 
Leslie,  Walter  M. 
Levens,  Augustus 
Lindenmeyer,  Alfred  C. 
Lund,  Fred 
May,  P'^rederick  A. 
Marshall,  Claude  F. 
Marxman,  Carl 
]\rcKee,  Harold  J. 
McKee,  William  J. 
Meehan,  Tliomas  C, 
McCoIlum,  Edgar  D. 
McDonnell,  Thomas  J. 
Mellors,  Charles  H. 
Mills,  William  H. 
Muloahy,  John  P. 
Murphy,  Michael  B. 


Privates: 

Nystrom,  Albert  H. 
Ortgiesen,  George  G. 
Palmer,  Joe  W. 
Parks,  Glen  D. 
Pascente,  Sollie 
Pasquale,  Cesidio 
Pelland,  Raymond  L. 
Petras,  Frank 
Plouffe,  William  A. 
Rankin,  Drue  A. 
Rasmussen,  Svend  A. 
Renshaw,  Harry  F. 
Richards,  Charles  R. 
Robinson,  Robert  T. 
Ross,  Clarence  J. 
Sandberg,  Samuel  A. 
Scholl,  Herbert  P. 
Schuett,  Clifford  W. 
Schultz,  Louis  R. 
Secky,  Charles 
Sherman,  Walter  W. 
Speechley,  Charles  A. 
St  Hoor,  Paul  V. 
Steiner,  Louis  H. 
Stuart,  Stanley 
Sutherland,  Thomas 
Tanck,  Ed^\^n 
V>olk,  Emory  W. 
Wall,  Stewart  Y. 
Wallin,  Charles  A. 
Warren,  Harry  C. 
Watts,  Ray  H. 
Weinberg,  William  A. 
Wells,  Leroy  W. 


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Privates:  Privates: 

West,  William  A.  Zasadil,  Edward  T. 

Wiersbowski,  Bennie  Zeitz,  William  C. 

Wilson,  George  W.  Zeigler,  Benjamin  M. 

Wing,  Lloyd  R.  Zychal,  Frank 

Young,  Walter  F.  Dougherty,  Frank  T. 


The  trip  across  the  Atlantic  was  made  without 
special  incident  and  on  May  18th  company  debarked  at 
Brest,  France,  and  proceeded  to  Pontanezen  Barracks, 
three  miles  from  Brest  where  it  remained  until  May  25th 
when  it  entrained  at  Brest  and  proceeded  to  Oisemont, 
arriving  there  at  1 :30  a.  m.,  May  27th.  The  regiment 
went  into  bivouac  and  later  the  same  day  marched  to 
Tailly,  Avesnes  and  Etrejust. 

At  Etrejust,  the  company,  along  with  the  Second 
Battalion,  went  into  billets  and  remained  at  this  station 
until  the  13th  of  June,  w^hen  the  regiment  was  ordered 
by  train  to  Poulanville.  The  various  units  of  the  regi- 
ment were  then  provided  with  guides  and  marched  to 
the  various  bivouacs  which  they  occupied  during  prac- 
tically the  entire  time  while  in  this  sector  of  the  Somme. 
The  guide  for  Company  "F"  apparently  lost  his  way 
causing  the  company  to  make  a  very  long,  hard  march, 
at  last  arriving  at  Manor  Copse  between  Amiens  and 
Villers  Brettoneaux. 

In  this  sector  the  regiment  performed  its  first  work 
under  direct  fire,  which  work  consisted  in  the  construc- 
tion of  various  forms  of  fortifications  in  the  defense 
system,  being  engaged  in  actual  work  of  organization  of 
ground  for  defense  with  the  Royal  Engineers. 

Companies  **A,"  "B"  and  "C"  were  placed  at  the 
disposal  of  the  3rd  British  ('orps  and  Companies  **D," 
"E"  and  **F,"  Headquarters  and  Train  at  the  disposal 
of  Australian   Corps,  Brilisli  41  li   Army,  all  under  the 

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command  of  the  C.  E.  of  the  33rd  Division.  Company 
**F"  was,  for  the  most  part,  directly  under  Maj.  Laman- 
bee,  C.  R.  E.  Australian  Corps,  British  4th  Army, 

The  woods  in  which  we  were  camped  during  this 
time  was  also  occupied  by  one  of  the  heavy  tank  sections 
of  the  British  Army,  and  the  decision  having  been  made 
to  put  on  a  little  show  for  the  celebration  of  July  4th, 
the  Hamel  stunt  was  planned  and  brilliantly  executed,  the 
tanks  from  the  woods  participating  and  afforded  Com- 
pany *'F"  their  first  "close  up"  of  sanguinary  fighting. 
The  interest  of  the  boys  of  the  company  was  divided  be- 
tween watching  the  numerous  German  prisoners  coming 
back  from  the  front  and  the  various  games  which  were 
played  before  a  large  audience  of  Australians  and 
French;  the  most  exciting  one  being  the  ball  game  with 
the  Ambulance  Corps  attached  to  the  37tli  French  Ter- 
ritorial Division  then  stationed  at  Boves.  The  enjoyment 
of  the  day  was  materially  increased  by  the  almost  con- 
tinuous music  furnished  by  a  neighboring  Australian 
Band.  The  Australians  on  this  front  during,  the  entire 
time  we  were  stationed  there,  kept  the  line  in  practically 
as  much  turmoil  as  did  the  33rd  Division  later, — con- 
stant raiding  parties  and  artillery  strafeing  made  it  im- 
possible to  locate  the  actual  front  as  it  changed  niglitly. 

During  the  month  of  July  and  the  first  part  of  Aug- 
ust the  entire  regiment  was  busy  constructing  the  final 
defense  line  for  the  City  of  Amiens,  digging  a  complete 
system  of  trenches  in  th(>  chalk  hills  and  supervising  the 
work  of  hundreds  of  British  labor  tr(»()|)s,  and  (lining 
the  latter  part  of  July  built  n  number  of  improved  con- 
crete machine  gun  emplacements  and  strong  points,  be- 
ing able  to  make  some  valuable  inipioxcments  in  the 
cement  work  and  methods  of  construction. 

The  evening  of  August  7th  tlic  companx  was  called 
together  and  informed  they  were  to  take  |)arl   in  an  i!n- 

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portant  operation  that  would  require  all  their  endurance, 
and  at  6 :30  p.  m.  they  marched  to  the  support  line  through 
the  village  of  Gentelles  and  Cachy,  at  which  latter  place 
they  were  reported  to  a  Lieutenant  of  the  Mounted  En- 
gineers of  the  British  forces.  Company  was  held  at 
Cachy  until  dark  and  then  commenced  to  fill  trenches 
and  open  up  the  bands  of  barb  wire  to  the  front  line 
trenches  making  a  clear  passage  for  the  Canadian  and 
Australian  Cavalry,  20  yards  wide.  The  enemy  was 
suspicious  and  restless,  and  considerable  shell  and  ma- 
chine gun  fire  was  swept  over  the  Allied  positions  but 
this  part  of  the  work  was  accomplished  without  losses. 

Reaching  the  front  line  trenches  it  was  found  full 
of  Canadian  Infantry  ready  for  the  "hop  over"  and 
the  company  entered  an  abandoned  trench  to  await  the 
opening  barrage  which  fell  at  4  a.  m.  and  at  the  "H'* 
hour  or  twenty  minutes  later  the  infantry  left  the 
trenches  and  Company  **F"  following,  started  to  fill  the 
first  line  trench.  This  was  half  completed  when  Jerry's 
counter-barrage  fell  and  we  lost  five  men  in  as  many 
minutes  but  the  task  was  soon  complete  and  the  company 
moved  over  to  Jerry's  wire  and  trenches  which  were 
found  full  of  dead  and  wounded  Boche  and  terribly  cut 
up  by  the  British  barrage.  At  one  time  during  the  oper- 
ation a  large  shell  brushed  the  sleeve  of  one  of  the  men 
and  buried  itself  in  the  earth  where  it  would  have  cost 
a  platoon  had  it  not  proved  a  dud. 

The  English  Engineers  on  learning  that  it  was  the 
men's  first  time  "over"  praised  and  admired  their  grit 
and  spirit  and  remarked  "They  will  do." 

The  fog  on  this  morning  was  so  thick  that  a  line  of 
men  had  to  be  established  between  working  parties  to 
avoid  their  going  astray.  By  the  time  work  on  the  sec- 
ond Jerry  trench  was  under  way  the  first  line  of  tanks, 
same  being  males,  passed,  and  five  minutes  later  the 


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second  line  of  tanks,  which  were  females,  went  forward, 
the  third  line  consisting  of  supply  tanks  and  whippets 
coming  some  time  later. 

Immediately  after  the  infantry  had  reached  Jerry's 
lines  an  ever-increasing  stream  of  prisoners  began  to 
come  back  accompanied  by  wounded  of  both  enemy  and 
friends,  and  by  8:30  a.  m.  the  captured  were  coming  in 
by  hundreds  and  due  to  the  swiftness  of  the  advance 
many  oflficers,  some  of  high  rank,  were  included. 

The  work  was  completed  by  7 :15  a.  m.  and  one  divi- 
sion of  Canadians,  one  company  of  mounted  engineers,  a 
mounted  signal  company  and  a  regiment  of  light  artillery 
passed  over  the  road. 

The  initial  attack  of  the  heavy  Allied  Offensive  in 
front  of  Amiens  had  many  interesting  features  and  the 
secrecy  of  the  preparations  was  greatly  augmented  by 
several  days  of  wet  and  cloudy  weather,  which  not  only 
concealed  the  movement  of  immense  supplies  and  tre- 
mendous additions  to  artillery  strength,  but  also  re- 
stricted Boche  aero  bombing  expeditions  for  which  this 
front  was  particularly  noted  and  where  a  clear  night 
meant  a  certainty  of  many  earth  racking  explosions, 
some  of  the  larger  bombs  then  coming  into  use  weighing 
half  a  ton  or  more,  and  despite  elaborate  British  anti-air- 
craft preparations  and  night  flying  battle  planes,  much 
damage  was  often  accomplished. 

A  stunt  tried  out  in  this  initial  move  was  to  place 
four  extra  machine  gunners  and  an  officer  in  each  of  the 
large  tanks  which  were  to  go  to  a  pre-arranged  line  some 
miles  back  of  the  German  front  and  protect  these  small 
groups  until  they  were  **set"  in  some  improvised  posi- 
tion and  then  to  leave  them  and  cruise  back  to  the  fight- 
ing zone  for  supplies  and  to  aid  in  reducing  any  resistance^ 
found  to  be  still  holding  out  and  later  to  return  to  the 
outposts   they   had   established.     This   plan    which   un- 

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doubtedly  aided  greatly  in  demoralizing  the  enemy  and 
cost  him  dearly  was,  however,  "fini"  for  the  brave  men  in 
the  little  parties,  as  few  of  them  escaped,  owing  to  the 
impossibility  of  sufficient  ammunition  supply. 

The  attack  was  pushed  with  great  vigor  and  speed 
and  right  behind  the  infantry,  heavy  and  light  tanks  fol- 
lowed, many  "supply"  tanks  loaded  with  ammunition, 
rations,  barbed  wire,  etc.  During  the  swift  advances  of 
the  first  few  days  following,  water  and  ammunition  was 
frequently  taken  to  advance  units  by  aeroplane  w^iich  de- 
livered the  supplies  via  small  parachutes  and  the  planes 
were  of  immense  assistance  in  indicating  strong  points, 
bombing  enemy  lines  of  retreat  or  reinforcement  and  in 
directing  artillery  support. 

Company  "  F  "  returning  from  its  all  night  and  most 
of  the  morning  job  of  opening  up  the  way  for  the  cavalry 
was  met  and  personally  complimented  on  the  speed  and 
intelligence  with  w^hich  its  part  had  been  executed,  by 
the  Major  commanding  the  Mounted  Engineers,  and  the 
cavalry  made  a  wonderful  spectacle  going  out  in  the  early 
dawn,  in  the  pink  of  condition  and  with  perfect  discipline 
to  strike  terror  w^ide  and  swift  behind  the  German  lines. 

The  work  of  this  night  was  divided  between  Com- 
panies ''D"  and  *'F,"  the  former  one  being  assigned  to 
the  rear  area  operation  and  the  latter  to  keep  in  touch 
with  the  infantry  and  work  forward. 

The  following  description  of  the  day's  and  night's 
work  by  Company  **F"  written  by  Sergeant  Michael 
Hanley,  who  participated  in  the  operation  is  both  vivid 
and  interesting: 

*'The  morning  of  August  8th  will  always  be  remem- 
bered by  Company  "F"  108th  Engineers,  and  their  gal- 
lant comrades  in  arms,  who  carried  out  one  of  the  most 
eventful  and  successful  feats  of  our  offensive  on  the 
Western  Front. 


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Heretofore,  our  experiences  had  been  confined  to 
strengthening  the  supports  and  seeing  Jerry's  shells 
sparsely  scattered  in  our  vicinity,  witnessing  an  occa- 
sional aeroplane  fight,  and  seeing  our  big  guns  in  action. 
Certain  men  had  been  detailed  to  familiarize  themselves 
with  engineering  work  along  the  front  line  and  quite  a 
few  who  considered  themselves  slighted  made  stolen 
marches  and  returned  brimful  with  news. 

Wednesday  evening  we  were  informed  that  a  little 
stunt  was  to  be  carried  out  and  that  we  were  expected  to 
do  our  utmost  to  insure  its  success.  The  unflinching 
spirit  and  tenacious  effort  displayed  by  our  boys  a  few 
hours  afterwards  proved  conclusively  that  they  w^ere 
in  it  heart  and  soul.  Towards  the  zero  hour,  the  officer 
in  command,  Lieut.  Urbom,  with  a  British  officer  as 
guide,  got  the  men  lined  up,  put  them  in  charge  of  non- 
coms,  and  enjoined  them  to  show  what  they  were  made 
of.  Each  detail  had  its  special  task  and  no  German  shell 
or  machine  gun  bullets  were  to  deter  them  from  their  pur- 
pose. Sergeant  Hay  was  selected  to  establish  communi- 
cation with  the  infantry ;  undismayed  by  Jerry 's  opening 
barrage,  he  soon  had  a  bunch  of  volunteers — Murphy, 
Casey,  Tom  Clark,  Wierzbowski  and  Williams,  through 
Jerry's  shot  and  shell,  they  groped  their  way  to  the  in- 
fantry position  and  soon  returned,  but  not  all  to  report 
their  mission  completed.  Emmett  Casey,  who  had  shown 
unflincliing  courage  and  bravery  throughout  was  des- 
tined to  pay  the  price.  A  piece  of  shrapnel  glancing  from 
Sergeant  Hay's  helmet  struck  him  below  the  heart.  He 
soon  regained  consciousness  and  tried  to  belittle  the  event 
but  gradually  became  weak  and  succumbed  to  his  wounds 
within  an  liour.  Casey's  unselfishness,  socialibility  and 
fearlessness  had  won  liim  the  admiration  of  all  and  his 
name  shall  ever  be  endeared  by  his  many  friends  and 
comrad<'s.    Tom  Clark  and  Williams  were  also  wounded 

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on  this  occasion.  The  other  of  the  company  boys  were 
no  less  immune  from  danger.  Through  the  barrage  they 
went  tearing  down  barbed  wire  fences,  filling  in  trenches 
and  building  a  highway  ahead  of  the  advancing  cavalry. 

The  Boche  machine  gunners  were  on  the  job,  but  ow- 
ing to  a  fog  in  the  early  hours  of  the  morning  they  did 
not  meet  with  their  coveted  success  in  picking  any  big 
number  of  us  off.  We  did  not  evade  them  all,  however ; 
and  some  of  the  boys  have  souvenir  bullets  that  glanced 
off  their  helmets  or  were  inbedded  in  their  shoes.  Quite 
a  few  of  the  boys  were  wounded  in  the  arms  or  legs,  and 
one  more  of  our  old  pals  got  a  fatal  hit  from  a  piece  of 
shell.  This  comrade,  Eoss,  was  liked  by  everybody. 
Though  of  a  quiet  and  apparently  timid  disposition,  he 
possessed  a  latent  courage  which  proclaimed  him  second 
to  none  in  that  night's  adventures.  The  boys  will  not 
soon  forget  him. 

A  profusion  of  courage  and  grit  was  displayed  by 
privates,  as  well  as  officers  and  non-coms.  The  officers 
and  sergeants,  however,  had  the  greater  responsibility. 
The  coolness  and  courage  of  Lieutenants  Urbom,  Ward, 
Richards  and  Cole  instantaneously  won  the  confidence  of 
the  men.  This  confidence  was  further  instilled  by  the 
examples  of  courage  set  by  Sergeants  Morgan,  Kohout, 
Kausch,  Benson,  Caswell,  Jones,  Winnege,  Rathert,  Burtt 
and  Brownlea. 

Company  "F'  did  its  part,  and  did  it  well,  and  a  new 
bond  of  friendship  and  confidence  has  been  spun  among 
the  boys  who  participated." 

In  recognition  of  the  excellent  work  done  by  the  Sec- 
ond Battalion  of  the  108th  Engineers  while  in  this  sector, 
the  following  letter  was  received  by  the  Commanding 
General  38rd  Division  from  H.  W.  Higginson,  Major 
General,  Commanding  12th  Division  Army  in  France: 

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"To  the  General  Commanding, 
33rd.  American  Division. 

Will  you  convey  to  the  officer  commanding,  and  all 
ranks  of  the  2nd  Bn.  108th  U.  S.  Engineers,  the  thanks 
and  high  appreciation  of  all  ranks  of  the  12th  Division 
for  their  valuable  assistance  during  the  recent  oper- 
ations. The  work  carried  out  by  this  Battalion  very  ma- 
terially assisted  in  strengthening  the  sector  then  held 
by  the  Division  under  my  command.  I  much  regret  that 
as  we  were  engaged  in  active  operations  against  the 
enemy  I  was  unable  to  personally  thank  the  oflScers  and 
men  for  their  loyal  co-operation  and  valuable  work,  and 
also  that  I  have  been  unable  to  write  before,  as  the  12th 
Division  has  been  continuously  engaged  with  the  enemy 
since  August  8th.  I  desire  also  to  express  to  you  my 
personal  thanks  for  having  placed  your  fine  Battalion  at 
my  disposal.  It  has  been  a  great  source  of  pleasure  to 
all  ranks  of  the  division  under  my  command  to  have  had 
the  opportunity  of  serving  alongside  their  comrades  of 
the  American  Army  in  our  struggle  with  the  common 
enemy. 

(Signed)  H.  W.  Higginson, 

Major  General. 
Commanding  12th  Division 
British  Army  in  France. 
2nd  September,  1918." 

The  following  letter  from  A.  E.  W.  Harman,  Major- 
General,  Conmianding  3rd  Cavalry  Division,  is  quoted: 

"General  Staff,  3rd  Cavalry  Div. 
G.  B.  100-138,  15-8-18. 
P^ourtli  Army. 

T  dosiro  to  liring  to  the  notice  of  the  Army  Com- 
inniidcr  tlie  cxccllont  work  accomplished  by  "D"  and 

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^'F"  Companies  of  108  Battalion  U.  S.  A.  Engineers 
during  and  prior  to  the  recent  operations. 

They  were  employed  on  the  construction  of  the  Cav- 
alry track  from  Tronville  Wood  via  Cachy  to  our  orig- 
inal front  line.  This  work  was  carried  out  and  completed 
between  the  hours  of  9  p.  m.  on  August  7th  and  4  a.  m. 
on  August  8th. 

After  our  infantry  advanced  the  track  was  con- 
tinued over  the  enemy's  line. 

I  consider  the  rapidity  and  efficiency  with  which  the 
task  was  carried  out,  often  under  shell  fire,  reflects  great 
credit  on  the  U.  S.  A.  Engineers.  It  was  largely  due  to 
the  energy  shown  by  them  that  the  Cavalry  were  able 
to  advance  without  any  interruption. 

I  propose  to  submit  certain  names  as  soon  as  possi- 
ble for  immediate  recognition. 

(Signed)  A.  E.  W.  Harman, 

Major-General, 
Commanding  3rd  Cavalry  Division. 
18th  August,  1918. 


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"33rd  American  Division. 

The  Army  Commander  has  much  pleasure  in  direct- 
ing me  to  forward  the  above  letter  from  the  G.  0.  C. 
3rd  Cavalry  Division,  and  to  thank  *'D"  and  "F"  Cos. 
of  the  108th  Bn.  U.  S.  A.  Engineers  for  the  great  assist- 
ance they  gave  to  the  success  of  the  recent  operations. 

Major-General, 
General  Staff,  Fourth  Army. 
H.  Q.,  Fourth  Army, 

17th  August,  1918." 

Also,  in  recognition  of  tlie  work  done  by  the  33rd 
Division  while  in  this  area,  the  Commanding  General  of 
the  Division,  received  the  following  letter  from  H.  Raw- 
linson,  General,  Commanding  the  Fourth  Army: 

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y. 


**33rd  Illinois  Division. 

On  the  departure  of  the  33rd  Division  from  the 
Fourth  Army  I  desire  officially  to  record  my  admiration 
of  the  energy,  keenness  and  soldierly  qualities  exhibited 
by  all  ranks  during  their  period  of  training  under  my 
orders.  The  marked  advance  which  has  been  made  and 
the  satisfactory  standard  fighting  efficiency  that  has  been 
reached  reflect  high  credit  on  all  concerned,  and  guaran- 
tee that  the  Division  will  render  brilliant  service  to  the 
Allied  cause  w^herever  it  may  be  employed  as  a  fighting 
division  in  face  of  the  enemy. 

My  regret  is  that  it  will  not  have  further  opportunity 
for  offensive  action  whilst  in  the  Fourth  British  Array, 
but  portions  of  the  Division  have  already  acquitted  them- 
selves most  gallantly,  and  I  desire  to  tender  my  warm 
thanks  to  those  units  engaged  for  their  brilliant  suc- 
cesses in  the  Hamel  offensive  and  at  Gressaire  Wood. 

I  greatly  regret  the  departure  of  the  Division  and 
offer  to  General  Bell  and  all  ranks  under  his  command 
the  best  of  good  fortune  in  the  strenuous  times  which  lie 
before  them. 

(Signed)  H.  Rawlinson, 

GeneraZ, 
Commanding  Fourth  Army. 
H.  Q.,  Fourth  Army, 
21st  August,  1918." 

An  echo  of  the  above  stunt  was  in  the  conferring  of 
the  British  military  medal  on  Captain  William  M.  Ward 
(then  acting  first  lieutenant)  and  First  Lieutenant  Simon 
D.  Hay  (then  sergeant  first  class)  for  the  conspicuous 
and  vahial)le  part  they  played  in  the  a))ove  operation. 

August  9th  found  us  under  orders  to  move  to  a  little 
valley  back  of  Morlancourt,  dubbed  ])y  the  boys  of  the 
Battalion    "Death    Valley."      During   progress    of   this 

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march  halt  was  made  to  inter  the  bodies  of  our  fallen 
comrades  of  the  August  8th  operation,  with  full  military 
honors  in  the  Austral  cemetery  south  of  Blangy,  burial 
services  being  conducted  by  Captain  Ralph  C.  Harris. 
Our  sojourn  in  this  valley  was  a  busy  one — adding  and 
strengthening  new  positions  occupied  by  the  British 
troops  northeast  of  Corbie,  much  of  the  work  being  per- 
formed at  night,  and  at  times  under  heavy  shell  fire  and 
gas. 

While  bivouacked  at  this  place  an  excellent  piece  of 
work  was  performed  by  the  company  in  the  clearing  of 
the  Amiens-Bray  road. 

In  this  connection  it  is  to  be  noted  that  Company 
"F"  was  one  from  which  a  detail  could  be  chosen  for 
dangerous,  arduous  duty  or  just  plain  work,  and  each 
man  had  enough  sense  of  loyalty  to  stick  on  the  job  and 
were  still  there  when  the  job  was  finished  and  until  or- 
dered to  return  to  camp. 

Company  was  withdrawn  from  the  Morlancourt 
front  and  regiment  was  assembled  at  Querrieu  Woods 
August  21st,  remaining  there  three  days,  preparatory  to 
entraining  for  the  American  front  at  Verdun,  breaking 
camp  at  Querrieu  Woods  at  7 :15  P.  M.,  August  24th,  and 
marching  to  Amiens,  entraining  from  the  St.  Roche  sta- 
tion 1:25  A.  M.  of  the  25th,  proceeding  by  "Slow  Train 
in  Arkansas"  via  Beauvais,  the  southern  outskirts  of 
Paris;  Chateau-Thierry,  recently  taken  from  the  Ger- 
mans ;  Epernay  and  Bar-le-Duc,  to  detrain  at  Nancois-le- 
Grande,  near  Ligny,  at  which  place  Division  Headquar- 
ters was  established,  having  moved  in  ''40  Homme  and  8 
Chevaux,"  and  detraining  early  in  the  morning  of  Au- 
gust 26th.  March  was  taken  up  to  the  village  of  Stainville, 
where  the  regiment  went  in  training  until  the  evening  of 
the  31  st,  when  it  started  on  a  long  march  to  Gery,  arriv- 
ing 3:15  A.  M.,  September  1st,  pitching  camp  southeast 

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of  town.  After  five  days  training  regiment  marched  four 
miles,  the  evening  of  the  5th  taking  auto  trucks  to  Nixe- 
ville,  where  it  arrived  8 :30  A.  M.  of  the  6th,  and  at  which 
point  the  regiment  went  into  barracks,  remaining  for  two 
days;  broke  camp  at  7:45  P.  M.  of  the  8th  and  Company 
**F"  marched  to  Longbut  Farm  where  it  arrived  10:00 
P.  M.  same  date  and  was  quartered  in  dugouts.  Eight 
days  were  spent  at  this  camp  on  road  work  and  reconnais- 
sance of  the  Meuse  Sector,  after  which,  on  the  evening  of 
the  16th,  8:00  P.  M.,  company  marched  to  Montzeville,  ar- 
riving at  11 :00  P.  M.  During  the  following  six  days  com- 
pany was  employed  in  strengthening  defense  of  Hill  304 
and  making  reconnaissance  in  the  Forges  Creek  Bottom, 
considerable  of  this  work  was  done  under  shell  fire.  Mate- 
rial for  this  work  was  drawn  at  the  Germonville  dump. 
At  8:00  P.  M.,  on  the  22nd,  on  orders  from  regimental 
headquarters,  company  broke  camp  at  Montzeville  and 
marched  to  Fort  Choisel,  where  company  was  quartered 
in  dugouts,  and  started  on  road  work  and  reconnaissance 
in  front  of  Cumieres  and  along  the  River  Meuse,  checking 
up  on  bridge  mines  in  the  district,  and  taking  the  depths 
of  the  River  Meuse.  On  regimental  order,  7 :00  P.  M.,  of 
the  25th,  company  left  camp  at  Ft.  Choisel  and  moved  to 
Cumieres  where  the  men  were  armed  with  picks,  shovels 
and  duck  boards,  in  addition  to  rifles,  ammunition  and 
packs,  and  proceeded  to  Gallowitz  Tunnel,  going  through 
to  the  front  line  trenches  and  following  the  132nd  Infan- 
try in  attack  on  Bois-de-Forges.  After  a  severe  bombard- 
ment of  the  wood  by  the  American  artillery,  in  which 
thermit  shells  were  used  for  the  first  time  in  any  quan- 
ity  and  whose  brilliant  flashes  were  an  awe-inspiring 
spectacle,  the  wood  was  cleared  in  quick  time  by  an  ably 
executed  turning  movement  and  the  company  assisted  the 
infantry  in  consolidating  positions  on  the  east  of  the 
wood,  facing  the  River  Meuse,  returning  the  sanu'  even- 


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ing  to  work  on  the  road  from  Cumieres  to  Forges,  remov- 
ing tram  rails  and  starting  the  filling  in  of  shell  holes, 
sleeping  for  a  few  hours  in  the  morning  in  some  old 
trenches  and  a  drizzling  rain,  continuing  the  following 
day  repairs  on  the  Cumieres  Forges  road,  which  road 
was  badly  needed  for  the  bringing  up  of  the  artillery  and 
rations  necessary  for  the  progress  of  operations  beyond 
Dannevaux.  Work  on  this  road  continued  up  to  the  7th 
of  October  and  was  accomplished  under  direct  observa- 
tion and  shell  fire,  including  gas,  heavy  and  light  H.  E. 
and  shrapnel,  day  and  night,  many  days  a  total  of  four  to 
five  hundred  coming  over.  Two  bridges  were  necessary 
and  were  built  over  Forges  creek,  as  at  this  point  the 
stream  was  divided;  stringers  for  the  same  were  taken 
from  the  destroyed  enemy  strong  points  in  the  village  of 
Forges,  and  the  road  was  kept  passable  at  all  times  for 
the  transport  of  ammunition  and  rations,  in  spite  of  dif- 
ficulties in  procuring  material  and  almost  continuous 
rain. 

The  work  of  the  108th  Engineers  in  this  operation 
was  complimented  highly,  as  is  attested  in  the  following 
memorandum  from  the  66th  Infantry  Brigade  Head- 
quarters : 

HEADQUARTERS 

66TH  INFANTRY  BRIGADE 

AMERICAN  EXPEDITIONARY  FORCES. 

October  2,  1918. 
MEMORANDUM  NO.  10. 

1.  On  the  morning  of  the  10th  September,  1918,  this 
Brigade  took  over  the  lines  occupied  by  part  of  the  120th 
(French)  Division.  This  famous  front,  where  for  four 
years  some  of  the  most  desperate  battles  of  the  war  have 
been  staged,  is  known  as  the  DEAD  MAN'S  HILL  Sec- 
tor.    Since  the  beginning  of  the  war  more  than  a  million 

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men  have  been  killed  and  wounded  in  this  formidable 
stronghold.  Opposite  to  us  the  enemy  were  so  strongly 
entrenched,  having  a  swamp,  a  river  and  heavily  t'ortihed 
heights  as  protection,  that  they  did  not  even  anticipate 
an  attempt  on  our  part  to  make  an  attack  at  this  point. 

in  spite  of  these  obstacles  we  decided  to  cross  and 
prepared  to  bridge  the  swamp  and  the  Forges  Creek  by 
means  of  bundles  of  fascines,  duck  boards  and  planks 
which  were  brought  up  and  placed  in  the  outpost  trenches 
during  three  nights  before  the  attack.  Enough  material 
was  brought  forward  to  construct  four  bridges,  each  200 
yards  in  length. 

On  the  night  before  the  morning  of  the  attack,  the 
extremely  difficult  and  dangerous  operation  of  cutting 
lanes  through  barbed  wire  entanglements  was  accom- 
plished. These  bands  of  wire  stretching  all  along  in  front 
of  our  trenches  in  places  exceeded  200  yards  in  width. 
The  assembly  of  the  troops  before  the  signal  to  attack 
was  also  a  very  difficult  and  complicated  task,  but  the 
lines  of  columns  were  formed  ready  to  file  out  of  the  lanes 
in  the  wire  without  confusion. 

The  night  of  the  attack  was  very  quiet  and  as  there 
was  a  full  moon  we  expected  to  have  difficulty  in  getting 
out  of  the  trenches  without  being  observed;  but  fortu- 
nately, as  the  moon  rose,  a  heavy  ground  mist  gathered 
which  undoubtedly  saved  us  many  lives.  About  midnight 
the  big  guns  of  the  Corps  and  Army  began  their  prepara- 
tion and  from  then  on  kept  up  an  ever-increasing  roar. 
At  5:30  A.  M.  when  our  Division  Artillery  began  their 
barrage  on  the  enemy  front  lines  and  our  infantry  left 
the  trenches,  the  bombardment  was  terriffic. 

Onr  plan  was  to  attack  with  both  regiments  side  by 
side  in  the  line,  each  supported  by  its  ovm  reserves,  and 
by  two  companies  of  machine  guns.  T"'^nd(^r  the  protec- 
tion of  our  barrage,  they  left  the  trenches  in  an  orderly 

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manner,  crossed  the  bridges  which  our  engineers  hud 
pushed  out  over  the  swamp,  and  formed  upon  the  other 
side  of  the  Forges  stream. 

The  132nd  Regiment  on  the  right  had,  as  its  task,  to 
attack  and  drive  the  enemy  from  FORGES  WOOD.  This 
wood  which  was  at  first  tliougiit  to  be  fairly  open,  turned 
out  to  be  a  tangle  of  trees  and  underbrush  thickly  sown 
with  wire  entanglements  and  machine  guns.  Our  troops 
performed  their  task  with  bravery  and  dispatch,  and, 
making  a  turning  movement,  surrounded  some  of  the 
enemy  who  were  heavily  entrenched  with  machine  guns 
near  the  bend  of  the  river  to  the  south,  and  attacked  them 
from  the  rear,  much  to  their  surprise.  This  l)rought  the 
132nd  Regiment  to  their  objective  on  schedule  time  and 
with  remarkablv  few  casualties  considering  the  formid- 
able  obstacles  they  had  to  overcome. 

The  131st  Regiment  had  to  attack  independenth^  of 
any  support,  excepting  its  own  reserves,  in  a  northerly 
direction  through  the  fortified  remains  of  two  towns  and 
along  the  edge  of  the  celebrated  JURE  Woods.  The  Divi- 
sion on  their  left  having  been  held  up,  they  still  proceeded 
and  attained  their  objective  (the  river  MEUSE)  accord- 
ing to  schedule  without  wavering,  and  with  faithful  obe- 
dience to  their  orders. 

The  Machine  Gun  Companies,  which  accompanied 
the  Battalions  in  the  attack,  rendered  excellent  service. 
Notwithstanding  the  difficulties  in  getting  their  guns 
across  FORGES  Creek  and  AVoods,  they  followed  closely 
behind  the  Infantry  and  maintained  perfect  liaison  with 
it.  The  machine  gun  barrage  was  delivered  accurately 
and  offered  good  protection  in  covering  the  creek. 

A  Company  of  Corps  Gas  troops  accompanied  the 
advance  and  aided  by  laying  smoke  screens  at  certain 
points. 

The  courage  and  tenacitv  of  the  Engineers,  who  had 


to  precede  the  Infantry  and  who  remained  to  hold  and 
repair  the  bridges  over  wliicli  the  infantry  passed  under 
the  tire  of  the  enemy  is  to  be  specially  commended. 

Over  lUUU  prisoners,  including  28  ofhcers,  were  cap- 
tured by  the  Brigade,  many  of  these  were  from  famous 
Prussian  regiments. 

Many  batteries  of  cannon,  both  heavy  and  light,  150 
machine  guns  (many  of  which  were  turned  upon  the  re- 
treating enemy),  enemy  signals,  ammunition,  and  much 
war  material  were  also  captured. 

The  comparatively  small  losses  of  our  o\\ti  troops 
were  due  to  the  systematic  way  in  which  the  attack  was 
planned  and  carried  out,  and  to  the  admirable  initiative 
on  the  part  of  officers  and  men  in  keeping  their  forma- 
tions and  proper  direction  so  that  none  interfered  with 
the  other  and  everyone's  effort  was  co-ordinated  to  the 
attack  as  a  whole. 

Unusual  judgement  was  used  in  reducing  machine 
gun  nests  with  very  little  loss,  by  attacking  them  on  the 
flanks  and  rear. 

Special  care  was  taken  that  details  of  the  attack  were 
known  by  platoon  leaders,  and  privates  were  informed  of 
the  extent  of  the  attack  and  what  was  expected  from 
them. 

Our  liaison  arrangements  were  admirable  and  w^e 
were  enabled  to  keep  in  touch  with  each  other  through- 
out the  battle  and  during  the  consolidation. 

2.  The  Brigade  Commander  directs  that  this  Memoran- 
dum be  read  to  each  platoon  in  all  organizations  of  the 
Brigade. 

3.  Ho  wishes  to  express  his  satisfaction  with  the  results 
accomplished  by  the  Brigade,  and  congratulates  his  com- 
mand on  their  successes. 

BY  COMMAND  OF  BT?TOADTET?  OF.XERAL  WOLF: 
H.  P.  ERSKTNE,   Captain,  Bde  Adjutant. 

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Ill  further  recognition  of  the  work  of  the  33rd  Divi- 
sion in  the  Battle  of  the  Meuse-Argoime,  the  following 
General  Orders  issued  from  Headquarters  33rd  Division, 
are  quoted  below : 

HEADQUARTERS  33RD  DIVISION 
AMERICAN  EXPEDITIONARY  FORCES 

A.  P.  0.  750  FIH-wlj-grj. 

Luxemburg,  24th  January,  1919. 

General   Orders) 
No.  11) 


MEUSE-ARGONNE  BATTLE 

A  corrected  copy  of  G.  0.  232,  H.  A.  E.  F.,  dated  19th 
December,  1918,  has  been  received  from  G.  H.  Q.  and  is 
published  below  for  information  and  compliance  with  the 
final  paragraph  thereof.  Bulletin  No.  141,  Headquarters 
33rd  Division,  dated  28th  December,  1918, — which  pub- 
lished the  original  copy  of  G.  0.  232 — is,  therefore,  can- 
celled. 

It  is  with  a  sense  of  gratitude  for  its  splendid  accom- 
plishment, which  will  live  through  all  history,  that  I  re- 
cord in  General  Orders  a  tribute  to  the  victory  of  the 
First  Army  in  the  Meuse-Argonne  battle. 

Tested  and  strengthened  by  the  reduction  of  the  St. 
Mihiel  salient  for  more  than  six  weeks  you  battered 
against  the  pivot  of  the  enemy  line  on  the  western  front. 
It  was  a  position  of  imposing  natural  strength,  stretching 
on  both  sides  of  the  Meuse  River  from  the  bitterly  con- 
tested hills  of  Verdun  to  the  almost  impenetrable  forest 
of  the  Argonne;  a  position,  moreover,  fortified  by  four 
years  of  labor  and  designed  to  render  it  impregnable;  a 

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position  held  with  the  fullest  resources  of  the  enemy. 
That  position  you  broke  utterly,  and  thereby  hastened 
the  collape  of  the  enemy's  military  power. 

Soldiers  of  all  of  the  Divisions  engaged  under  the 
First,  Third  and  Fifth  American  Corps  and  the  Second 
Colonial  and  Seventeenth  Corps — the  1st,  2nd,  3rd,  -ith, 
5th,  26th,  28th,  29th,  32nd,  33rd,  35th,  37th,  42nd,  77th, 
78th,  79th,  80th,  81st,  82nd,  89th,  90th  and  91st  American 
Divisions,  the  18th  and  26th  French  Divisions,  and  the 
10th  and  15th  French  Colonial  Divisions — you  will  be 
long  remembered  for  the  stubborn  persistence  of  your 
progress,  your  storming  of  obstinately  defended  machine 
gun  nests,  your  penetration,  yard  by  yard,  of  woods  and 
ravines,  your  heroic  resistance  in  the  face  of  counter- 
attacks supported  by  powerful  artillery  fire.  For  more 
than  a  month,  from  the  initial  attack  of  September  26th, 
you  fought  your  way  slowly  through  the  Argonne, 
through  the  woods  and  over  the  hills  west  of  the  Meuse ; 
you  slowly  enlarged  your  hold  on  the  Cotes  de  Meuse  to 
the  east,  and  then,  on  the  1st  of  November,  your  attack 
forced  the  enemy  into  flight.  Pressing  his  retreat,  you 
cleared  the  entire  left  bank  of  the  Meuse  south  of  Sedan, 
and  then  stormed  the  heights  on  the  right  bank  and  drove 
him  into  the  plain  beyond. 

Soldiers  of  all  army  and  corps  troops  engaged — to 
you  no  less  credit  is  due;  your  steadfast  adherence  to 
duty  and  your  dogged  determination  in  the  face  of  all 
obstacles  made  possible  the  heroic  deeds  cited  above. 

The  achievement  of  the  First  Army  wliich  is  scarcely 
to  be  equalled  in  American  History,  must  remain  a  source 
of  proud  satisfaction  to  the  troops  who  participated  in 
the  last  campaign  of  the  war.  The  American  peoph^  will 
remember  it  as  the  realization  of  the  liitlierto  potential 
strength  of  the  American  contribution  toward  the  cause 


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to  which  they  had  sworn  allegiance.     There  can  be  no 
greater  reward  for  a  soldier  or  for  a  soldier's  memory. 

This  order  will  be  read  to  all  organizations  at  the 
j&rst  assembly  formation  after  its  receipt. 

By  Command  of  Major  General  Bell, 

William  H.  Simpson, 
Lieut.-Coionei,  General  Staff, 
Chief  of  Staff. 
Official : 

Frederic  L.  Huidekoper, 
Lieut.-Colonel,  A.  G. 
Division  Adjutant. 

In  connection  with  the  stunt  of  September  26th,  1918, 
the  follow^ing  narrative  written  by  Sgt.  Hanley  of  the 
company  is  both  interesting  and  vivid : 

"Previous  to  the  big  push  north  of  Verdun,  along 
the  Meuse,  the  company  had  been  located  part  of  the  time 
at  Longbut  Farm  and  the  remaining  part  at  Montzeville. 
The  roads  adjacent  to  the  front  were  in  very  poor  condi- 
tion and  its  was  the  engineers'  job  to  put  them  in  repair. 
Occasionally  Fritz  sent  forth  his  compliments  in  the 
shape  of  h.  e.'s  but  nothing  to  speak  of.  It  had  been 
whispered  round  that  a  consignment  of  iron  rations  was 
being  prepared  to  express  to  Fritz  but  nobody  seemed  to 
know  exactly  when  or  where  that  event  was  coming.  How- 
ever, on  September  25th  our  suspense  was  ended — the 
order  had  arrived.  We  were  instructed  to  make  up  our 
packs  and  prepare  to  hike  to  Cumieres,  with  arms  and 
ammunition.  On  the  previous  evening  we  had  been  to 
Cumieres  and  had  taken  some  fascines  from  there  to  'No 
Man's  Land.'  The  job  was  more  tiresome  than  hazard- 
ous. Those  old  bundles  were  feeling  heavier  at  every 
step  and  it  was  some  relief  to  pained  shoulders  when  the 
journey  was  ended.    Our  task  on  the  night  of  September 

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25tli  was  no  less  tiring,  with  a  pack,  pick,  shovel,  rifle  and 
ammunition,  we  were  detailed  to  take  some  duck  boards 
through  a  tunnel  on  to  'No  Man's  Land.'  On  the  way 
some  one  distributed  hard  tack  amongst  us,  but  those 
who  succeeded  in  holding  on  to  that  precious  acquisition 
until  they  reached  their  destination  were  in  the  minority. 

Our  first  task  completed  we  were  lined  up  along  the 
front  line  trenches  and  ordered  to  'stand  to'  and  be 
ready  to  go  over  with  the  infantry  after  the  zero  hour. 
In  the  meantime  a  large  number  of  men  from  the  engi- 
neers had  been  detailed  to  build  a  way  through  a  marsh 
crossing  'No  Man's  Land.'  This  was  a  hazardous  task, 
as  the  enemy's  patrols  had  become  wise  and  transferred 
the  information  to  the  rear.  As  a  result,  artillery  and 
machine  gun  fire  opened  up,  and  some  of  the  men  got 
wounded  and  the  majority  narrowly  escaped.  At  the  zero 
hour  our  guns  opened  up  with  a  terrific  crash;  the  dough 
boys  were  in  line  waiting  to  jump  the  parapet  and  sustain 
the  good  name  already  won  by  the  132nd  in  their  battles 
of  the  Somme.  Artillery,  Engineers  and  Signal  Corps 
may  count  a  good  deal,  but  the  tenacity  of  the  dough  boy, 
leaping  over  the  parapet  and  defying  the  combing  bar- 
rage of  the  enemy  machine  guns,  is  the  zenith  of  valor 
and  value. 

Our  company  went  over  with  the  second  wave  of  the 
infantry,  some  of  the  boys  getting  wet  in  the  swamp,  this 
however,  seemed  but  an  insignificant  annoyance  at  the 
moment  and  our  hike  along  the  side  of  Forges  wood  gnve 
us  time  to  got  dried  out.  Li  our  passage  through  'No 
Man's  Land,'  Jerry's  counter  barrage  seemed  ineflfect- 
ive,  but  on  our  arrival  in  the  woods  he  certainlv  made  up 
for  it  and  rained  shells  thickly  round  us.  TTere  also  wo 
had  a  rather  novel  experience  with  a  Boolie  neroplnno — 
which  was  probably  bent  on  a  reconnoitorincr  tour,  nf  1h(» 
sight  of  us  he  swooped  do\\Ti  and  turned  his  machine  gun 

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on  us.  The  boys  thought  it  a  grand  opportunity  for  dis- 
playing their  prowess  as  marksmen,  and  soon  a  regular 
rifle  barrage  was  turned  on  the  Boche,  who  quickly  re- 
treated. It  was  rather  disappointing  not  to  witness  a 
nose  dive,  but  later  it  was  rumored  that  the  Boche  had 
been  seen  to  come  to  terra  firma  a  little  further  to  the 
north.  After  rushing  through  the  woods,  and  striking  a 
lucky  find — one  of  Jerry's  kitchens — we  had  a  much  rel- 
ished, hasty  repast.  This,  with  a  short  rest,  gave  us  re- 
newed vigor.  We  set  out  again  toward  the  Meuse  and  on 
the  side  of  the  hill  facing  Jerry,  and  not  more  than  800 
yards  distant,  laid  out  a  line  of  trenches  and  partially 
completed  them.  At  Consenvoye,  across  the  river,  we 
could  see  a  few  Germans  moving  about  and  one  running 
helter  skelter  from  the  bridge  which  he  had  mined  and 
set  off  the  fuse.  Lieut.  Richards,  who  w^as  with  us,  took 
a  few  pop  shots  at  them  but  a  few  seconds  later  the  bridge 
went  up.  Some  kind  fate  prevented  Jerry  from  turning 
his  machine  guns  on  us,  probably  from  fear  of  revealing 
his  gun  positions;  anyhow,  luck  was  with  us  and  we  re- 
turned to  Cumieres  just  about  all  in,  after  some  thirty 
hours'  constant  grind  and  without  sleep  for  forty-eight 
hours." 

One  evening,  about  October  5th,  between  the  time  of 
the  grand  attack  September  26th  and  the  extension  of 
the  same  to  the  east  bank  of  the  Meuse,  October  8th,  a 
never  to  be  forgotten  sight  took  place  on  our  immediate 
front.  A  combined  Allied  daylight  aeroplane  bombing 
expedition  was  made  and  big  triplane  bombers  went  over 
us  in  flocks  of  five  to  forty,  together,  taking  the  usual 
battle  formation  of  the  wedge  similar  to  flocks  of  geese, 
and  each  squadron  was  accompanied  by  numbers  of  bat- 
tle and  observation  planes.  Over  three  hundred  planes 
were  in  sight  at  one  time,  and  as  soon  as  the  flocks  began 
to  swing  over  the  Jerry  lines  a  few  desultory  shots  were 

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fired  at  them  by  the  auti-aircraft  guns,  and  everything 
was  stiii  except  lor  the  nuni  ot  the  Dig  maclnnes  and  tne 
deep,  distinct  detonations  of  the  bombs  bemg  rained  on 
the  enemy  positions.  It  took  some  hours  for  the  enemy 
to  revive  enough  to  start  his  usual  shell  lire  schedule,  and 
prisoners  captured  later  said  that  the  effect  was  highly 
demoralizing. 

October  8th,  the  company,  by  regimental  order, 
crossed  the  river  Meuse  at  Champ  Neuville,  following  the 
French  "over"  at  Samognaux,  and  immediately  start- 
ing repairs  on  the  road  to  Brabant  for  the  passage  of  sup- 
port to  the  American  infantry  engaged  at  Brabant  and 
Consenvoye;  removing  tank  mines  and  putting  the  road 
in  passable  condition  as  far  as  Brabant  by  evening  of  the 
same  day,  continuing  operations  on  to  Consenvoye  the 
following  three  days  under  severe  shelling,  after  which 
the  company  was  ordered  to  their  former  work  on  the 
road  through  and  beyond  Forges,  until  it  was  moved  out 
of  this  sector. 

The  Division  was  complimented  in  G.  0.  155,  which 
is  here  quoted: 

Headquarters  33rd  Division 
American  Expeditionary  Forces 

France,  Oct.  18th,  1918. 
General  Orders 
No.  155 

1.  The  Commanding  General  calls  attention  with 
pleasure  to  the  following  communication,  dated  15th  Oct. 
1918,  from  Hqrs.  17th  French  Army  Corps: 

"Officers,  N.  C.  O's.  and  soldiers  of  the  29tli  and  33rd 
Divisions  (U.  S.  Divisions),  IGth,  2r)th  and  10th  Divisions. 

Yon  have  conquered  Lawavrille,  Bois-de  Caures  and 
Bois-d'IIaumont,  you  have  reached  the  crest  of  the  I'OR- 
MONT  and  passed  le  RTCTTENE  and  Boise-de-Chanme. 

The  Austro-Germans  have  lost  in  an  arc  of  15  kilo- 

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meters  their  observation  points   which  had  defied   the 
heroic  defenders  of  Verdun. 

The  6th  of  Oct.  you  advanced  with  a  magnificent  dash 
on  the  formidable  slopes  and  across  powerful  and  deep 
enemy  breast  works.  The  following  day  you  pursued  and 
attempted  to  advance  and  held  against  all  enemy  counter 
attacks.  You  obliged  him  to  bring  hastily  a  number  of 
reinforcements  which  did  not  succeed  in  taking  from  you 
one  handful  of  ground;  5800  prisoners,  more  than  50 
guns  and  material  and  machine  guns  not  yet  counted,  are 
the  achievement  of  these  great  days. 

All  Infantry,  Artillery,  Engineers,  Aviators,  Staffs 
and  service  have  your  part  in  the  success.  American  sol- 
diers, French  soldiers,  both  white  and  black,  you  have 
rivaled  in  valor  and  comradeship  to  tear  off  the  bandage 
which  still  aflflicts  our  immortal  Citadel. 

I  am  proud  to  have  commanded  you. 

Signed  ''Claudel" 

By  Command  of  Major  General  Bell 

William  K.  Naylor, 

Brigadier  General,  Chief  of  Staff. 

Official 

H.  S.  Hooker 

Maj.  A.  G. 

Acting  Div.  Adj. 

At  8 :00  p.  m.  on  the  night  of  Oct.  19th  the  company 
marched  with  the  regiment  to  Verdun,  arriving  about 
midnight  and  were  quartered  in  the  old  Citadel,  and  the 
boys  had  an  opportunity  of  viewing  this  old  and  once 
beautiful  city,  now  largely  in  ruins. 

At  10  p.  m.  the  night  of  the  20th,  the  company,  with 
the  regiment  marched  to  Dugny,  arriving  at  1  :30  a.  m., 
and  was  billeted  in  the  village.  After  two  days'  rest 
they  were  moved  out  of  Dugny,  12:30  a.  m.,  Oct.  24th, 

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•A"  TYPE  BRIDGE  CONSTRUCTED  BY  -F"  COMPANY   NEAR  RIAVILL-K. 


r.UIDGE    mil.T    i:V    COMPANY    'K'     I.M  M  Kl  >!  AT  I  :i ,  V     I'l  )r.I,0\V  1  .\. ;    THK    CUANTIXC    oK 
THE   ARMISTICE   To   EACIMIATK    IV  » M ,()  \V  L\\ ;    11'  OP   BOCHE   ARMY. 


going  to  Mouilly,  where  they  slept  in  the  village  church, 
which  had  been  partially  wrecked  by  shell  hre.  The  next 
day  the  company  was  moved  into  dugouts  in  Mouilly 
"Woods.  During  this  march  the  regiment  was  in  reserve 
to  the  First  Army,  then  occupying  the  St.  Mihiel  Sector. 
Immediately  on  arrival  at  Mouilly  Woods,  the  company 
was  employed  in  road  repairing  between  Les  Esparges 
and  Tressaveaux,  and  later  between  Tressaveaux  and 
Fresnes,  and  Tressaveaux  and  Combres,  also  laying  out  a 
line  of  redoubts  and  in  doing  much  reconnaissance.  Com- 
pany "F"  being  the  northwesternmost  company  of  the 
regiment.  Regimental  Headquarters  being  established  at 
Tilly-sur-Meuse. 

This  Sector,  which  was  reputed  to  be  a  quiet  one, 
immediately  began  to  warm  up  with  the  arrival  of  the 
33rd  Division,  as  most  of  them  usually  did,  and  after  the 
first  few  days  of  work,  which  was  accomplished  out  of 
observation  at  Les  Esparges,  orders  came  to  repair  the 
road  through  Tresaveaux,  and  with  the  protection  of  two 
dark  drizzly  days,  the  road  through  the  town,  which  had 
no  attention  for  almost  four  years  and  been  shelled  num- 
berless times,  was  put  in  fair  shape,  but  the  following  day 
being  a  bright  one,  the  enemy  took  photographs  of  the 
work  and  from  that  time  on  the  men  were  constantly 
under  shell  fire.  It  seemed  thereafter  the  enemy  practice 
to  fire  on  this  village  at  more  or  less  regular  intervals  of 
from  ten  to  thirty  minutes  with  from  five  to  thirty  shells, 
and  one  night  there  was  thrown  into  the  town  approxi- 
mately one  thousand  gas  shells.  Many  narrow  escapes 
from  casualties  in  serious  number  were  avoided  and  the 
company  with  its  seemingly  unfailing  good  luck  had  but 
few  and  only  slight  wounds. 

During  the  latter  part  of  October  tho  compnnv  sus- 
tained a  groat  loss  in  the  separntion  of  rniitniii  Harris 
from  the  organization  and  his  return  to  the  States,  hav- 


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ing  been  recommended  for  a  majority  in  a  new  unit  wliich, 
happily,  was  never  needed  and  not,  thierefore  organized. 

To  Captain  Harris,  who  had  been  company  com- 
mander through  its  entire  existence  up  to  that  time  must 
be  credited  in  a  great  measure  the  development  of  a  body 
of  men,  second  to  none  in  efficiency  and  esprit  de  corps 
and  a  discipline  so  thoroughly  inoculated  into  all  the 
older  men  of  the  company  that  it  could  never  be  eradi- 
cated, and  was  in  groat  measure  the  cause  of  their  com- 
parative immunity  from  danger  in  their  various  under- 
takings. 

On  the  night  of  November  9th  the  company  was  with- 
drawn from  the  Tresaveaux  Combres  Road  and  with  the 
entire  regiment  rested  and  prepared  for  an  early  morn- 
ing move  November  lltli  when  regimental  order  placed 
the  entire  available  strength  and  all  the  transport  of  the 
company  at  the  disposal  of  the  Commanding  Officer  of 
the  130th  Infantry,  which  was  drawn  up  on  the  reverse 
slope  of  the  hill  back  of  Herbueville  ready  to  lead  the 
reserve  across  the  zone  of  advance  and  prepared  to  make 
passage  possible  for  the  artillery  and  troops  following. 
The  company  stood  all  the  morning  on  this  hillside  and 
at  11 :00  a.  m.  word  came  in  by  telephone  that  the  armis- 
tice had  been  signed;  company  then  returned  to  camp, 
arriving  at  2:00  p.  m. 

Following  is  roster  of  Company  F  as  of  November 
11,  1918: 

COMPANY  *'F" 
COMMISSIONED  OFFICERS 

C.  0.,  Captain  Ralph  C.  Harris  (acting  Maj.  2nd  Bn.) 
1st   Lt.  Julian  C.  Campbell 
1st   Lt.  Robert  P.  Richards 
1st   Lt.  Philip  E.  Cole 
2nd  Lt.  Norman  L.  Huffaker 
2nd  Lt.  Ralph  H.  Baughmau 

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NON-COMMISSIONED  OFFICERS 

Grade  and  Name  Where  From 

1st  Sgt.  Edward  D.  Bunker Chicago,  111. 

Sgt.  1st  cl.  Frederic  E.  Benson Chicago,  111. 

Sgt.  1st  cl.  George  Kausch Cleveland,  0. 

Sgt.  1st  cl.  Frank  W.  Kohout Ft.  Atkinson,  Iowa 

Sgt.  1st  cl.  George  Moore Chicago,  lU. 

Sgt.  1st  cl.  Herman  0.  Winnegge Chicago,  111. 

Sergeant  John  R.  Beall Mattoon,  111. 

Sergeant  Albert  F.  Burtt Momence,  111. 

Sergeant  Robert  H.  Elliott Downers  Grove,  111. 

Sergeant  Earl  S.  Gale Chicago,  111. 

Sergeant  Harry  S.  Green Albion,  111. 

Sergeant  Randolph  W.  Hellwig Marengo,  111. 

Sergeant  Patrick  W.  Hughes Freeport,  111. 

Sergeant  Edward  MuUauer Chicago,  111. 

Sergeant  Frank  Novak Chicago,  111. 

Sergeant  Henry  A.  Rathert Mora,  Minn. 

Sergeant  Philip  W.  Redington Chicago,  111. 

Sergeant  Max  Ruzich Chicago,  111. 

Sergeant  Roy  G.  West Elgin,  111. 

Sergeant  Roy  C.  White Chicago,  111. 

Supply  Sgt.  Harry  R.  Wood Chicago,  111. 

Mess  Sgt.  Thomas  F.  Horrigan Chicago,  111. 

Stable  Sgt.  Howard  L.  Hoyt Chicago,  111. 

Corporal  George  S.  Brada Charles  City,  Iowa 

Corporal  Thomas  Clark Lakewood,  Ohio 

Corporal  Albert   Clausen Evanston,  111. 

Corporal  John  J.  Corrigan Maywood,  Til. 

Corporal  Ross  C.  Damon Chicago,  Til. 

Corporal  Charles  F.  Engle Chicago,  Til. 

Corporal  Frank  P.  Frandsen South  River, N.J. 

Corporal  Raymond  J.  Fry Chicago,  TU. 

Corporal  Matt  J.  Gardner Wausau,  Wis. 


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Grade  and  Name  Where  From 

Corporal  Micliael  Hanley Chicago,  III, 

Corporal  Philip  A.  Hoftman Belle  Jr^laine,  Wis. 

Corporal  George  A.  Jones Chicago, ill. 

Corporal  Andrew  Liska Chicago,  111. 

Corporal  J  oseph  H.  J  ourney Chicago,  111. 

Corporal  Leonard  Mayiield Zion  City,  111. 

Corporal  Thomas  J.  McDonnell Chicago,  111. 

Corporal  Ernest  E.  McEldowney .Chicago,  111. 

Corporal  Charles  H.  Mellors Coif eyville,  Kansas 

Corporal  Charles  E.  Moore Chicago,  111. 

Corporal  Charles  R.  MuUer Chicago,  111. 

Corporal  Daniel  Murray Chicago,  111. 

Corporal  William  C.  Niemuth Oshkosh,  Wis. 

Corporal  Charles  J.  Olsen Chicago,  111. 

Corporal  John  L.  Redington Chicago,  111. 

Corporal  Chester  R.  Robinson Chicago,  111. 

Corporal  Schuyler  J.  Rumsey Chicago,  111, 

Corporal  John  Samulowitz Peosotum,  111. 

Corporal  Marcel  E.  Saelens Chicago,  111. 

Corporal  William  J.  Small Chicago,  111, 

Corporal  Vincent  Standish Chicago,  111. 

Corporal  Carl  M.  Teutsch Chicago,  111. 

Corporal  Fred  H.  Wallin Chicago,  111. 

Corporal  William  A.  West Marshfield,  Wis. 

Corporal  Ralph  E.  Wood Chicago,  111. 

Corporal  John  B.  Whitelaw Chicago,  111. 

Bugler  William  K.  Gary Oak  Park,  111. 

Bugler  Fred  Jansen Davenport,  Iowa 

Cook  Adolph  Barnowski,  Jr Edgar,  Wis. 

Cook  Horace  B.  Burnham Chicago,  111. 

Cook  Daniel  P.  J.  Cronin Providence,  R.  T. 

Cook  Edward  M.  Donovan Chicago,  Til. 

Cook  Mathew  A.  Racvk Cicero,  111. 


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Grade  and  Name  Where  From 

Horse-shoer  Robert  E.  Brand Chicago,  111. 

Wagoner  Victor  L.  Bergstrand Chicago,  111. 

Wagoner  Ray  E.  Brown Chicago,  111. 

Wagoner  Thomas  Lowry  Chicago,  111. 

Wagoner  Thomas  Meehan Fontana,  Wis. 

Wagoner  Glen  D.  Parks Canton,  111. 

Wagoner  Leslie  J.  Pilcher Loda,  111. 

Wagoner  William  A.  Plouffe Chicago,  111. 

Wagoner  Joseph  F.  Winchell Lewistown,  Nebr. 

PRIVATES,  FIRST  CLASS 

Arthur  Anderson   Chicago,  111. 

Simon  J.  Babian Chicago,  111. 

Crispen  E.  Bengtson Chicago,  111. 

Sam  Berlly Chicago,  111. 

William  A.  Bishop Chicago,  111. 

Frank  T.  Blanchard Chicago,  111. 

George  Blaney Green  Bay,  Wis. 

George  W.  Bullock Calumet,  Okla. 

Thomas  F.  Burr Chicago,  111. 

Harold  F.  Buttrick Hillsboro,N.  H. 

Owen  C.  Clark Fond  du  Lac,  Wis. 

John  W.  Claskey,  Jr Chicago,  111. 

William  Dierkes   Chicago,  111. 

Ralph  Flower  Zion  City,  111. 

Albert  0.  Gilbertsen Chicago,  111. 

Antoni  Glowacki   Chicago,  111. 

Thomas  J.  Green South  Bond,  Ind. 

Lewis  Greg Chicago,  111. 

Tito  Grossi Palos  Park,  111. 

Edward  Hannon Chicago,  111. 

Robert  A.  Hendrickson Chicago,  Til. 

Isaac  G.  Hough Apploton,  Iowa 

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PRIVATES,  FIRST  CLASS— Continued 

Name  Where  From 

Byron  R.  Jackson Argos,  Ind. 

Charles  W.  Kebsch St.  Louis,  Mo. 

George  R.  Kersten Chicago,  111. 

Herbert  Kester Chicago,  111. 

George  H.  Lewis Chicago,  111. 

Fred  Lund  Chicago,  111. 

Frederick  A.  May Grand  Rapids,  Wis. 

Martin  J.  Mentgen Chicago,  111. 

Robert  J.  Mulcahy Chicago,  111. 

Thomas  Penny Chicago,  111. 

Frank  E.  Policy Oshkosh,  Wis. 

William  Polacek  Chicago,  111. 

Drue  A.  Rankin Monmouth,  111. 

Charles  R.  Richards Chicago,  111. 

Cyril  Robrecht Highland  Park,  111. 

Norman  W.  Sanders Sidnaw,  Mich, 

Martin  H.  Schellenberg Scribner,  Nebr. 

Clifford  W.  Schuett Chicago,  111. 

Thomas  Sutherland Evanston,  111. 

Frank  J.  Topp Chicago,  111. 

Anund  H.  Vick Stoughton,  Wis. 

Charles  A.  Walton Chicago,  111. 

William  A.  Weinberg Chicago,  111. 

Wayne  E.  Weinberg Chicago,  111. 

Ralph  B.  Whitney Chicago,  111. 

Lloyd  R.  Wing Chicago,  111. 

Obie  F.  Wielneke Brussels,  111. 

Paul  E.  Williams Cliicago,  111. 

George  W.  Wilson Lake  Forest,  111. 

Edward  T.  Zasadil Chicago,  Til. 

Vincent  J.  Wiltgen Chicago,  111. 

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Name  Where  From 

Joseph  F.  Anderson Cleveland,  0. 

Harry  Appelson Chicago,  ill. 

William  L.  Barnes Carboudale,  111. 

John  D.  Barrett Passaic,  N.  J. 

Howard  R.  Bassett Taunton,  Mass. 

Joseph  J.  Blaha Chicago,  111. 

William  C.  Bodin Chicago,  111. 

Arthur  Boscamp  Chicago,  111. 

Ra3'mond  O.  Brown Chicago,  111. 

Ray  J.  Burns Menominee,  Mich. 

Gordon  C.  Campbell Escanaba,  Mich. 

Arthur  W.  Carlson Chicago,  111. 

Paul  L.  Carlson Chicago,  111. 

Archie  J.  Christensen Half wav,  Ore. 

Einar  H.  Christensen Chicago,  111. 

William  Considine   Chicago,  111. 

Louis  Cooper   Lansing,  Mich. 

John  A.  Cooper Chicago,  111. 

John  C.  Davis Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Carmen  DeSalvo Chicago,  111. 

Frank  T.  Dougherty Chicago,  111. 

Robert  J.  Dunlap Michigan  City,  Ind. 

Francis  H.  Dw^er New  York,  N.  Y. 

George  B.  Eddy Chicago,  Til. 

Edward  J.  Edgecomb Greenwood,  111. 

Elzie  Evorman Kirkland,  Ind. 

Stewart  B.  Fox Plymouth,  Pa. 

Aloysius  Franz Crown  Point,  Ind. 

Francis  J.  W.  Funk Okmulgee,  Okla. 

Robert  E.   Garrity Holyoke,  Mass. 

Patrick  J.  Gilsenan Chicago,  Til. 

Otto  Glosser Patrolia,Ill. 


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PRIVATES— Coutiuued 

Name  Where  From 

Emil  J.  Godenrath Chicago,  111. 

Thomas  W.  Glowaiiia Chicago,  111. 

Carl  Gran  Chicago,  111. 

Ben  Gurney Stevens  Point,  Wis. 

Joe  W.  Mack Michigan  City,  Ind. 

William  Hamlin   Macon,  Ga. 

Peter  J.  Hansberry Beloit,  Wis. 

Carl  Y.  Hansen Chicago,  IlL 

Sophus  G.  Hansen Chicago,  111. 

William  F.  Harnack New  York,  N.  Y. 

Edward  J.  Henry Chicago,  111. 

William  H.  Hibbott Chicago,  111. 

James  A.  Johnson East  St.  Louis,  111. 

Scott  L.  Johnson Chicago,  111. 

Harold  Jones  Chicago,  111. 

Welzie  Jones Owensville,  Ind. 

Peter  P.  Kiof er Chicago,  111. 

George  A.  King Washington,  D.  C. 

Harold  E.  Larson Chicago,  111. 

Harry  Lerner    Chicago,  111. 

Walter  Leslie Chicago,  111. 

Augustus  Levens  Rodden,  111. 

Alfred  C.  Lindenmever Lake  Forest,  111. 

Joseph  W.  Losekamp Harrison,  0. 

Leroy  W.  Mathews Tiosa,  Ind. 

Albert  J.  McCahn Lynn,  Mass. 

Harold  J.  McKee Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Edgar  D.  McCollum         Downers  Grove,  111. 

William  H.  Mills Chicago,  HI. 

William  Mobley  Gaithorsburg,  Md. 

John  P.  Mulcahy Chicago,  111. 

Albert  H.  Nystrom Chicago,  111. 


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'■  PRIVATES— Continued 

Name  Where  From 

Joe  W.  Palmer Chicago,  111. 

Sollie  Pascente   Chicago,  111. 

Cesidio  Pasquale   May  wood.  111. 

Frank  Petras  Chicago,  111. 

Svend  A.  Rasmussen Chicago,  ill. 

Harry  F.  Renshaw Chicago,  111. 

Robert  T.  Robinson Munising,  Mich. 

Claude  H.  Robertson Williamson,  W.  Va. 

Peter  Rybinski Detroit,  Mich. 

Hebert  P.  Scholl Chicago,Ill. 

William  Schrader  Auburn,  Ind. 

Lewis  Schultz Beloit,  Wis. 

Charles  Secky  Chicago,  111. 

William  B.  Skillen Whitinsville,  Mass. 

John  Slagter Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Paul  V.  St.  Hoor Chicago,  HI. 

Edward  Stark Detroit,  Mich. 

Lewis  H.  Steiner Chicago,  111. 

Edwin  Tanck Chicago,  111. 

Lambert  W.  Thayer Chicago,  111. 

Edward  Thulis   Chicago,  111. 

Emory  W.  Volk Oconto  Falls,  Wis. 

Stewart  Y.  Wall Chicago,  111. 

Charles  A.  Wallin Chicago,  111. 

Harry  C.  Warren Liverpool,  HI. 

Ray  H.  Watts Clinton,  HI. 

George  A.  Weber Chicago,  111. 

Bennie  Wiorzbowski   Ludington,  Mich. 

Walter  F.  Young Joliet,  111. 

George  A.  Zak Chicago,  111. 

William  C.  Zeitz Wilson,  N.  Y. 

Frank  Zychal Chicago,  HI. 

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SECTION    OF   CAMOUFLAGED    ROAD. 


HUllKll';    AMI    KIINS    III"    I'lU'J.NEfc?. 


Following  members  of  Company  **F"  died  from  dis- 
ease while  in  the  A.  E.  F. : 

Corporal  Frank  P.  Frandsen Pneumonia 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Vincent  J.  Wiltgen Pneumonia 

During  the  period  from  November  12th  to  December 
6th  the  company,  being  on  the  left  wing  of  the  regiment, 
was  engaged  in  making  repairs  to  roads — Tressaveaux, 
Fresnes  and  Riaville — removing  tank  walls  and  barri- 
cades from  same.  Six  bridges  were  constructed  by  the 
company  within  its  working  area,  same  being  built  en- 
tirely from  salvage  and  material  from  German  dumps. 
Also,  during  this  time  the  company  made  a  thorough 
search  in  a  district  assigned  by  regimental  order  for 
road  mines  and  mine  fields,  and  where  found,  were  neu- 
tralized and  withdrawn,  in  an  area  bounded  by  Fresnes, 
Hennemont,  Buzy,  St.  Jean,  Allamont  and  Harville. 
Approximately  twelve  hundred  mines  and  tank  traps 
were  removed  during  the  time. 

While  removing  a  tank  trap  on  the  morning  of  No- 
vember 21st,  Sergeant  Henry  A.  Rathert  was  killed  and 
Private  William  C.  Zeitz  wounded,  due  to  accidental  ex- 
plosion of  a  mine.  Private  Zeitz  was  evacuated  to  a 
hospital  and  Sergeant  Rathert 's  body  was  interred  in  an 
American  cemetery  located  at  Hannonville  morning  of 
November  22nd.  Burial  services  were  conducted  by  the 
Chaplain  of  the  131st  Infantry. 

While  engaged  on  the  above  work  many  Italian  and 
Russian  prisoners,  released  by  the  Germans,  were  re- 
turned through  this  sector  and,  as  the  company  had 
orders  to  feed  all  such  prisoners,  our  mess  sergeant  took 
good  care  of  them  and  saw  that  plenty  of  bully  beef  and 
hard  tack  was  handed  out  to  them,  much  to  the  satisfac- 
tion of  the  company,  who  had  been  living  quite  largely 
on  these  rations  for  some  time. 

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In  recognition  of  the  efficient  work  done  by  the  33rd 
Division  while  in  the  Troyon  Sector,  General  Orders  No. 
150,  Headquarters  33rd  Division,  is  here  quoted: 

HEADQUARTERS  33RD  DIVISION 
AMERICAN  EXPEDITIONARY  FORCES 

Luxemburg,  16th  December,  1918. 

General  Orders) 
No.  150) 

1,  The  following  letter  is  published  to  the  Division 
in  recognition  of  its  work  in  the  Troyon  Sector : 

HEADQUARTERS  SECOND  ARMY 
Amer.  E.  F. 

France,  12th  December,  1918. 

From :      Commanding  General,  Second  Army. 

To :  Commanding  General,  33d  Division,  Amer.E.F. 

Subject:   Activity   of   the   33rd   Division   prior    to   the 
Arniistice. 

1.  Upon  the  transfer  of  the  33rd  Division,  from  the 
Second  to  the  Third  American  Army,  I  desire  to  express 
to  you  my  gratification  at  the  vigorous  and  successful 
activities  of  your  division  during  the  period  of  active 
operations  preceding  the  Armistice. 

2.  The  33rd  Division,  although  occupying  a  broad 
front,  was  called  upon  to  advance  towards  Conflans,  and 
was  engaged  in  the  performance  of  this  mission  at  the 
time  that  hostilities  ceased. 

3.  On  November  6th  to  7th,  when  accurate  informa- 
tion of  the  enemy's  intentions  was  greatly  desired,  raid- 
ing parties  from  your  division  penetrated  to  Chateau 

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d'Auliiois  and  captured  21  prisoners,  including  one 
oflBcer.  On  November  7th  to  8th,  your  reconnaissance 
patrols  entered  Bois  d'Harville  and  St.  Hilaire  and 
brought  back  eight  prisoners.  On  November  9th  to  10th, 
you  drove  the  enemy  from  the  towns  of  St.  Hilaire  and 
Marcheville  and,  at  the  time  of  cessation  of  hostilities, 
your  division  had  occupied  these  towns,  as  well  as  the 
towns  of  Butgneville  and  Riaville. 

4.  The  conduct  of  the  33rd  Division  exemplified  its 
ability  to  execute  promptly  and  thoroughly  the  tasks 
which  were  given  to  it.  There  was  shown,  on  the  part  of 
both  officers  and  men,  an  efficiency  and  fighting  spirit 
which  are  highly  commendable. 

(Sgd)  R.  L.  Bullard, 
Lieut.-General,  U.  S.  A. 

This  order  will  be  read  to  the  troops  at  the  first  for- 
mation after  receipt,  by  the  Commanding  Officers  of  each 
unit. 

By  Command  of  Major  General  Bell. 

William  H.  Simpson, 

Lieut.  Colonel,  General  Staff, 

Acting  Chief  of  Staff. 

Official: 

Frederic  L.  Huidekoper, 
Lieut.  Colonel,  A.  G., 
Division  Adjutant. 

General  Orders  No.  144,  Headquarters  33rd  Divi- 
sion, 11th  November,  1918,  are  here  quoted,  which  cover 
the  activities  of  the  33rd  Division  from  the  date  of  its 
arrival  in  France  to  the  signing  of  the  armistice,  Novem- 
ber, 11th: 

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HEADQUAKTERS  33RD  DIVISION 
AMERICAN  EXi^EDITIONARY  FORCES 

France,  11  November,  1918. 
General  Orders) 
No.  144) 

The  armistice  has  been  signed  and  hostilities  have 
ceased,  at  least  for  the  present.  The  Division  Commander 
takes  this  opportunity  of  expressing  his  appreciation  and 
pride  to  all  ranks  for  their  eflScient  and  effective  work. 

Shortly  after  leaving  New  York  in  May,  1918,  the 
Division  took  station  witn  the  Britisli  in  tlie  defense  of 
Amiens.  Un  tne  morning  ot  July  4tn,  19i£),  part  oi  it 
attacked,  and  Americans  tor  the  lirst  time  m  mstory  were 
associated  on  the  battleheld  with  Australians,  winning 
the  victory  of  Hamel,  described  by  the  Commanding  (ien- 
eral  of  the  Australians  as  "an  historic  event  of  much  sig- 
nihcance  that  will  live  forever  in  the  annals  of  our  re- 
spective nations."  The  dash  and  gallantry  displayed  on 
this  occasion  was  recognized  by  the  British  Commander- 
in-Chief  and  recorded  by  the  King.  The  engagement  had 
far  reaching  results.  On  the  9th  of  August  at  Gressaire 
Wood  and  Chippily  the  Division  materially  assisted  the 
beginning  of  what  developed  into  the  final  British  ad- 
vance and  were  again  honored  by  the  British  nation.  On 
September  26th  and  October  9th,  as  part  of  the  First 
American  Army,  it  carried  all  its  objectives  in  the  Verdun 
Sector  and  held  the  territory  won  on  both  sides  of  the 
Meuse.  It  has  been  awarded  decorations  by  our  Govern- 
ment and  our  former  French  Corps  Commande  r  has 
asked  that  recommendations  be  submitted  for  the  Croix 
de  Guerre.    Such  is  the  record  of  this  Division. 

The  Commanding  General  congratulates  officers  and 
men,  soldiers  of  the  Great  War,  on  ihese  things  done  by 
them  in  the  service  of  their  country. 

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This  order  will  be  read  to  the  troops  at  the  first 
formatiou  alter  receipt  by  the  Conmiaiidiug  Officer  of 
each  umt. 

By  Command  of  Major  General  Bell, 

William  K.  Nay  lor, 
Brigadier  General,  General  Staff, 
Chief  of  Staff. 
Official: 

W.  S.  Hooker, 

Maj.  A.  G. 

Actg.  Div.  Adjutant. 

December  6th  found  the  company  under  orders  from 
regimental  headquarters  to  move  forward;  company  left 
camp  at  Mouilly  Woods  at  3 :15  p.  m.  that  date,  marched 
to  Hannonville,  where  mess  was  served  at  8 :30  p.  m.,  and 
resumed  march  and  marched  to  Bugteneville,  where  they 
were  billeted  for  the  night,  occupying  billets  formerly 
occupied  by  the  Germans.  This  town  was  occupied  by 
the  Germans  up  to  November  10th  when  they  were  driven 
out  by  the  33rd  Division. 

December  7th,  company  left  Bugteneville  9 :30  a.  m. 
and  marched  with  the  regiment  to  Droitmont,  arriving 
at  3 :30  p.  m.  Stop  was  made  near  Friauville  for  noon 
mess.  Company  was  billeted  in  a  three-story  brick  build- 
ing at  the  mouth  of  one  of  the  iron  ore  mines,  of  which 
this  part  of  France  is  famous. 

December  9th,  regiment  left  Droitmont  at  8:00  a.  m. 
and  marched  to  Brioy,  arriving  at  3:00  p.  m.  Stopped 
for  noon  mess  near  Aubue. 

December  10th,  regiment  left  Briey  at  9:30  a.  m.  and 
marched  to  Mont,  arriving  at  2:30  p.  m.  Sto])ped  near 
^Nfainville  for  noon  mess. 

December  11  til,  regiment  l(>ft  AfoTit  at  9:15  a.  m.  and 

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marched  to  Ruxweiler,  arriving  at  3:4-5  p.  m.     Stopped 
near  Bolliiigeii  for  noon  mess. 

December  12tli,  regiment  left  Ruxweiler  at  10 :00  a.  m. 
and  marched  to  Tetingen  and  Kayl,  Luxemburg,  arriving 
at  12 :15  p.  m. 

December  14th,  regiment  left  Tetingen  and  Kayl  at 
10:30  a.  m.  and  marched  to  Fentange,  arriving  at  3:00 
p.  m.     Stop  was  made  near  Battinbourg  for  noon  mess. 

December  15th,  regiment  left  Fentange  at  10 :00  a.  m. 
and  marched  to  Rammeldange  and  Hostert,  arriving  at 
3 :00  p.  m.,  where  the  Second  Battalion  was  billeted. 

December  18th,  company  with  regiment,  which  was  in 
nearby  villages,  left  Eammeldange  at  10:15  a.  m.  and 
marched  to  Haller,  arriving  at  4 :15  p.  m. 

December  22nd,  Second  Battalion  left  Haller  at  9 :30 
a.  m.  and  marched  to  Berdorf ,  arriving  at  1 :00  p.  m. 

From  the  time  of  arrival  in  Berdorf,  Luxemburg,  be- 
gan the  long  and  arduous  wait  until  orders  would  move 
us  homeward.  The  people  of  the  little  Duchy  gave  us  an 
exceptionally  hearty  welcome,  but  during  the  succeeding 
months  the  sentiment  best  expressed  in  the  follo\ving 
phrase   was  predominant,  "War   is  hell,  but  peace   is 


worse." 


During  the  stay  considerable  effort  was  made  to  re- 
gain the  proficiency  the  company,  battalion  and  regiment 
had  formerly  attained  in  drill  and  in  which  they  had 
gro-uTi  "rusty"  while  engaged  in  actual  engineering  oper- 
ations. The  tedium  was  also  relieved  in  a  measure  by 
small  road  repair  details  and  others  of  similar  nature. 

The  company  finally  moved  with  Second  Battalion 
out  of  Berdorf  April  29th  by  truck  to  Fttelbruck,  where 
they  entrained  for  Brest,  France,  at  which  point  the  regi- 
ment underwent  more  inspections  and  finally  embarked 

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I'orit    (lit    JM\J';    .M4i.i;s    I"i;i>.m    i;i;ki  ><  ii;r 


on  the  U.  S.  S.  Harrisburg,  homeward  bound,  May  15th, 
proud  of  the  two  service  cnevrons  on  their  sleeves. 

Few  troops  beside  the  iuiSth  Engineers  were  on  board 
the  vessel  and  alter  an  uneventiul  trip  ot  eight  days  we 
steamed  into  iSiew  iork  nnd  the  tooting  of  whistles  and 
the  huzzahs  of  friends  who  had  come  out  on  harbor  craft 
to  welcome  us.  Disembarkation  was  followed  at  once  by 
a  bountiful  meal  served  by  the  lied  Cross,  and  the  regi- 
ment entrained  for  Camp  Mills  after  being  ferried  to 
Brooklyn. 

At  Camp  Mills  another  round  of  inspections  and  de- 
lousings,  plus  a  few  days'  delay,  and  the  regiment  was 
on  its  way  to  Camp  Grant  via  Chicago,  arriving  in  Chi- 
cago early  June  5th  and  meeting  friends  and  relatives  at 
Grant  Park,  then  followed  a  triumphant  march  down 
Michigan  Boulevard  before  wildly  cheering  hundreds  of 
thousands  of  admirers.  A  banquet  at  the  Morrison  Hotel 
tendered  by  a  proud  city  and  friends  followed.  The  same 
day  saw  the  regiment  detraining  at  Camp  Grant,  Illinois, 
and  speedily  mustered  out,  the  paper  work  being  com- 
pleted and  the  boys  of  Company  *'F"  leaving  the  camp 
June  9th,  1919. 

The  friendships  formed  and  the  memories  of  days 
spent  together  under  heavy  stress  and  strain  will  forever 
hold  the  members  of  the  company  in  a  bond  of  loyalty 
which  will  grow  stronger  as  the  years  pass. 

At  the  end  of  all  this  must  be  entered  an  appreciation 
of  a  few  of  the  many  individual  men  who  have  shown  keen 
intelligence,  willingness  to  co-operate  and  a  deep  sense 
of  duty  and  responsibility,  which  make  for  cHiciency  in 
any  organization,  hut  particnlnrly  iii  nn  engineer  unit, 
and  though  some  of  these  men  have  already  been  honored 
by  promotion,  nnnibers  more  would  have  boen  called  to 
assume  higher  duties  had  the  great  stngglo  continued, — ■ 


Sergeants  Bro^Tilea,  Koliout,  Morgan,  Kausch,  Burtt 
Hughes,  Novak,  Hellwig,  Corporals  Liska,  Clark,  Clausen 
and  McEldowney. 

The  above  does  not  begin  to  cover  the  conspicuously 
valuable  members  of  the  company  nor  does  it  take 
account  of  an  unusually  even-handed  first  sergeant.  Ser- 
geant Bunker ;  a  most  reliable  and  efficient  man  in  charge 
of  company  paper  work,  Sergeant  Beall:  a  wide  awake 
and  forehanded  supply  sergeant,  Sergeant  Wood,  and 
assistant,  Sergeant  West;  a  loyal  stable  sergeant,  Ser- 
geant Hoyt,  and  our  transport  men,  and  last,  but  not 
least,  the  "man  of  many  griefs,"  our  much  berated  but 
much  loved  Mess  Sergeant  Horrigan,  and  his  busy  crew. 

In  valedictory,  it  must  be  said  that,  to  the  intense  in- 
terest, close  attention  and  foresight  of  the  commander  of 
the  regiment,  of  which  this  company  is  a  part.  Colonel 
Henry  A.  Allen,  that  any  success,  past,  present  or  future, 
of  the  company,  is  largely  due. 


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BEOINXIXO    r)F    PASAREI.I^E    ACROSS    FORGES    SWAMP. 


JERRY      I'lI.L    BOX"    IX    RriXi:i>    1  >\V  lOhl.IXC    IX    FORGES    AT   TIRX    OF    THE    ROAD. 


APPENDIX. 


The  following  is  the  passenger  list  of  the  company  as  It  embarked 
from  France,  together  with  the  addresses  at  which  they  can  be  reached 
or  information  had  of  them: 

Robert  P.  Richards,  first  lieutenant 939  W.  2nd  St.,  Pomona,  Cal. 

William  M.  Parkhurst.  1st  Lt 520  Clark  St.,  Stevens  Point,  Wis. 

Lewis  E.  Eastwood,  1st  Lt 7030  Tulip  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Norman  L.  Huffaker,  1st  Lt 4430  Ellis  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Walter  Kishbaugh,  2nd  Lt Second  St.,  Newquehoning,  Pa. 

John  B.  Morgan,  2nd  Lt 6331  Peoria  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Corydon  R.  Cook,  2nd  Lt 431  Bauer  St.,  Hammond,  Ind. 

Edward  D.  Bunker,  1st  Sgt 7222  S.  Morgan  St.,  Chicago,   111. 

John  R.  Beall,  Sgt.  1st  class 921  Lawndale  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Frederick  E.  Benson,  Sgt.  1st  class. .  .530  N.  Harvey  Ave.,  Oak  Park,  111. 
Randolph  W.  Hellwig,  Sgt.  1st  class.  .R.  R.  No.  3,  Sta.  C,  Columbus,  O. 

George  Kausch.  Sgt.  1st  class 1011  E.  76th  St.,  Cleveland.  Ohio 

Herman  O.  Winnegge,  Sgt.  1st  class 257  W.  4Sth  Place,  Chicago,  111. 

Walker  Faust,  Sgt.  1st  class 1511  Olive  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Fred  D.  Smith,  Sgt.  1st  class Gen.  Del.,  Volga  City,  Iowa 

Harry  R.  Wood,  Sup.  Sgt 2159  Sayre  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Thomas  F.  Horrigan,  Mess  Sgt 252  Lafayette  Ave.,  Dayton,  Ohio 

Howard  L.  Hoyt,  Stable  Sgt Gen.  Del.,  Pecatonia,  111. 

Chester  R.  Robinson,  Corporal 1115  S.  Grant  St.,  Chanute,  Kan. 

Adolph  Barnowski,  Cook Box  41,  Edgar,  Wis. 

Daniel  P.  J.  Cronin,  Cook 51  W.  River  St.,  Providence,  R.  I. 

Edward  M.  Donovan,  Cook 837  N.  Crawford  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Mathew  A.  Racyk,  Cook 5003  32nd  St.,  Cicero,  111. 

William  Skillen,  Cook 11  C.  St.,  Whitinsville,  Mass. 

William  K.  Cary,  Bugler 2700  Piedmont  Ave.,  Berkely,  Cal. 

Fred  Jansen,  Bugler 101  Michigan  Ave.,  Davenport,  Iowa 

Robert  H.  Elliott,  Sgt Gen.  Del.,  Downers  Grove.   111. 

Max  Ruzich,  Sgt 2518  Augusta  St.,  Chicago,   111. 

Philip  A.  Hoofman,  Corp Gen.  Del.,  Belle  Plaine.  Wis. 

Roy  G.  West,  Sergeant 439  Villa  St.,  Elgin,  111. 

Herbert   Kester,  Private 6543   Carpenter  St.,  Chicago,   111. 

Emory  W.  Volk,  Private Gen.  Del.,  Oconto  Falls,  111. 

Walter  M.  Leslie,  Private 7836  Emeral  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Charles  B.  Miller,  Corporal 5318  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Joseph  J.   Blaha,  Private 818  S.  Tripp  Ave.,  Chicago,   111. 

Leonard   Heilman,   Private 2115    Fulton   St.,    Brooklyn,   N.   Y. 

Archie  J.  Christensen,  Private R.  F.  D.  No.  1,  Halfway,  Oregon 

Bennie  Wierzbowski,  Private R.  F.  D.  Box  48,  Ludington,  Mich. 

Alfred  C.  Lindenmyer,  Private.  .709  Washington  Circle,  Lake  Forest.  III. 

Crispen  E.   Bengtson,  Private 1342  Winona  St.,  Chicago,    111. 

Paul  L.  Carlson,   Private 11359   Church   St..   Chicago.    111. 

Fred  H.  Wallin.  Corporal 3312  W.  61st   Place.  Chicago.  111. 

Joseph  W.  Journey.  Private 3120  Monroe  St..  Chicago,  111. 

Annnd  H.  Vick,  Private R.  F.   D.  No.  3.  Stoiighton.  Wis. 

Russel  M.  Wanless,  Private Gen.  Del.,  Strome.  Alberta.  Can. 

Schuyler  J.  Rumsey,  Private 208  W.  Monroe  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

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APPENDIX 

Elzie  F.  Everman,  Private Gen.  Del.,  Kirkland,  IncL 

Thomas  J.  Penny,  Private 3440  Union  Ave.,  Ciiicago,  111. 

John  L.  Redington,  Corporal Gen.  Del.,  Hageman,  IlL 

Otto  Glosser,  Wagoner Gen.  Del.,  Petrolia,  111. 

William  A.  Plouffe,  Wagoner 3655  W.  Arthington  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Stewart  Y.  Wall,  Private 7  N.  Hermitage  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Edgar  D.  McCollum,  Private 110  Saratoga  St.,  Downers  Grove,  111. 

William  C.  Niemuth,  Corporal 17  Vinland  St.,  Oshkosh,  111. 

Ray  J.  Burns,  Private 618  Dunlap  Ave.,  Menominee,  Mich. 

Frank  T.  Dougherty,  Private 1315  Travis  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Edward  Hannon,  Corporal 309  Prairie  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Albert  J.  McCahan,  Private 214  2nd  St.,  Huntingdon,  Pa. 

Paul  V.  St.  Hoor,  Private 6243  Drexel  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Sophus  G.  Hausen,  Private 1345  N.  Campbell  Ave.,  Chicago,  111, 

Leroy  E.  Mathews,  Private R.  R.  No.  1,  Tiosa,  Ind. 

William  M.  Mobley,  Private 5  Brooks  Ave.,  Gaithersville,  Md. 

Isaac  G.  Hough,  Private General  Delivery,  Appleton  City,  Mo. 

Lewis  Greg,  Private 2902  Emerald  Ave.,  Chicago,  IlL 

Ralph  E.  W^ood,  Corporal 4907  W.  Ohio  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Eric  N.  Spruling,  Private 224  S.  Ridgeland  Ave.,  Oak  Park,  111. 

Coye  C.  Vergowe,  Private 1111  N.  Fife  St.,  Tacoma,  Wash. 

George  A.  King,  Private 2825  Olive  Ave.  N.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Robert  P.  Robinson,  Private 332  Superior  St.,  Munsing,  Mich. 

George  W.  Bullock,  Private General  Delivery,  Calumet,  Okla. 

William  C.  Bodin,  Private 2301  Belmont  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Ralph  Flower,  Private 2408  Elisha  Ave.,  Zion  City,  IlL 

Vincent  Standish,  Private 2617  4th  St.,  Ocean  Park,  Cal. 

Charles  A.  Walton,  Private 7029  Harper  Ave.,  Chicago,  IlL 

Guy  I.  Quillen,  Private General  Delivery,  Delmar,  Del. 

Clarence  A.  Walseth,  Private General  Delivery,  Ajus,  Fla. 

Welzie,  Jones,  Private General  Delivery,  Owensville,  Ind. 

Patrick  W.  Hughes,  Sergeant 1930  N.  Koster  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Frank  Novak,  Sergeant 2419  S.  Ayres  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Daniel  Murray,  Sergeant 7159  Honore  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Harry  S.  Green,  Sergeant General  Delivery,  Albion,  111. 

Paul  E.  Williams,  Private 409  46th  St.,  Moline,  111. 

Svend  A.  Rasmussen,  Private 7013  N.  Elizabeth  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Robert  J.  Mulcahy,  Private 7136  Peoria  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

George  A.  Jones,  Corporal 4610  Harding  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Albert  H.  Nystrom,  Private 5412   Ingleside  Ave.,  Chicago,   111. 

Victor  L.  Bergstrand,  Wagoner 4646  Race  Ave.,  Chicago,   111. 

James  A.  Johnson,  Private 1237  Cleveland  Ave.,  East  St.  Louis,  111. 

George  B.   Eddy,   Private 5958   Midway   Park,   Chicago.    111. 

Charles  R.  Richards,  Private 6623   Kenwood   Ave.,  Chicago,   111. 

Francis  H.  Dwyer,  Private 65  St.  Andrews  Place,  Yonkers.  N.  Y. 

Thomas  C.  Meehan,  Wagoner 2806  S.  G.  St.,  Tacoma,  Wash. 

Marcel  E.  Saelens,  Corporal 7215  S.  Campbell  Ave.,  c:hicago.  111. 

Martin  H.  Schellenberg.  Private Box  ;!04,  Schribner,  Neb. 

Patrick  J.  Gilsenan,  Private 551  N.  Laramie  Ave..  Chicago.  111. 

Ben  Gurney,  Private 1263  Baker  St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

John  Slagter,  Private 10  Mulder  Ave..  Grand  R.ipids,  Mich. 

Arthur  W.   Carlson.   Private 8612   S.   Morgan   St..   Chicago.   111. 

Cyril  J.  Kirby,  Corporal 715  Roscoe  St.,  Chicago,  IlL 

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APPENDIX 

Stanley  Stewart,  Private 323  Lincoln  St.,  Dayton,  Ohio 

Frank  J.  Topp.  Private 2816  23rd   St.,  Chicago,   111. 

Thomas  F.  Burr,  Private 7621  N.  Marshfield  Ave..  Chicago,  111. 

Charles  A.  Wallin.  Corporal 7524  Cornell  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Stewart  B.  Fox,  Private 13  Willow   St.,  Plymouth,  Pa. 

Joseph  F.  Winchell,  Vv'agoner General  Delivery,  Burchard,  Xeb. 

Leonard  Mayfield.  Corporal 2604  Elisha  Ave.,  Zion  City,  111. 

Thomas  Lowry,  Wagoner 6445   S.   Winchester  Ave.,  Chicago,   111. 

Lambert  W.  Thayer,  Private 5464  Woodlawn  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Charles  J.  Olsen,  Private 2359  Ballou  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Harry  Appilson,  Private 52  E.  Long  St.,  Columbus,  Ohio 

Albert  O.  Gilbertsen,  Corporal 1650  N.  Lawndale  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

John  P.  Mulcahy,  Private 717  W.  63rd  PI.,  Chicago,  111. 

Chester  H.  Fay,  Corporal 330  Foster  Ave.,  Bellville,  Ont.,  Can. 

Lloyd  Wade,  Private Gen.  Del.,  Sorento,  111. 

William  Schrader,  Private R.  R.  No.  1,  Auburn,  Ind. 

William  Dierkes,  Private 224  N.  Clark  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

George  A.  Weber,  Private 1508  N.  Avers  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

George  A.  Zak,  Private 4035  Fillmore  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Norman  W.  Sanders,  Private Gen.  Del.,  Sidnaw,  Mich. 

Thomas  Clark,  Corporal 1282  Edwards  Ave.,  Lakewood,  Ohio 

Joe  W.  Palmer,  Private 106  N.  La  Salle  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

John  D.  Barrett,  Private 450  Highland  Ave.,  Passiac,  N.  J. 

Horace  R.  Tudor,  Private 4257  Botonical  Ave..  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Robert  E.  Garrity,  Private 771  Dwight  St.,  Holyoke,  Mass. 

Philip  W.   Redington,  Sergeant Gen.    Del.,   Hageman,  111. 

Roy  C.  White,  Sergeant Gen.  Del.,  Alabaster,  Mich. 

Michael  Hanley,  Sergeant 537  W.  42nd  Place,  Chicago,  111. 

Arthur  Anderson,  Private 4417  Calumet  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Harold  F.  Butrick,  Private Gen.  Del.,  Hillsboro.  N.  H. 

Harry  F.  Renshaw,  Private 3915  Cottage  Grove  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Matt  J.  Gardner,  Corporal 623  Werle  Ave.,  Wassau,  Wis. 

Harold  J.  McKee,  Private 10  32nd  St..  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Clint  D.  Woodrum.  Private 1239  10th  St..  Miami,  Fla. 

Frank  T.  Blanchard,  Private 1625  N.  W.  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Ralph  B.  Whitney,  Private 6200  Dorchester  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

John  W.  Clasky,  Jr.,  Private 3134  W.  Randolph  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Tony  Gunick.  Saddler Gen.   Del.,   Bement,  111. 

Clifford  W.  Schuett,  Private 963  Pleasant  St.,  Beloit,  Wis. 

Charles   H.   Mellors,  Corporal Gen.    Del.,   Haddam,   Kan. 

Glen  D.  Parks,  Wagoner R.  F.  D.  No.  1,  Table  Grove,  111. 

Leslie   J.    Pilcher,    Wagoner Gen.    Del.,   Lodi,  111. 

William  Hamlin,  Private 304  Morgan  Ave..  Macon,  Ga. 

Claude  H.  Robinson,  Private Gen.  Del.,  Crandall.  Tex. 

Martin  J.  Mentgen,  Private 6036  N.  Clark  St..  Chicago,  111. 

Ray  E.   Brown,  Private Gen.   Del.,  Grand  Tower,  111. 

Robert  B.  Brand,  Horseshoer 4443  Wilcox  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Charles  F.  Engle,  Corporal 450  E.  39th  St.,  Chicago.  111. 

Joseph  W.  Losecamp.  Private R.  R.  No.  4.  Harrison,  Ohio 

John  L.   Stottlemeyer,  Private Gen.   Del..   New  Canton,   111. 

Frank  E.  Polley,  Private 473  John  St.,  Applolon.  Wis. 

Owen  C.  Clark,  Private 649  Indiana  Ave..  N.  Fon  du  Lac.  Wis. 

Carl   Y.   Hansen.   Private Gen.    Del..    Borup,    Denmark 


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APPENDIX 

Frank  Petras,  Private 4638  Komensky  Ave.,  Chicago,  III 

Charles  W.  Kebsch,  Private 4524  N.  9th  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Andrew  Liska,  Corporal 1610  S.  Paulina  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Harold  Jones,  Private 1522  N.  Central  Park  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

"William  H.  Hibbott,  Private 6222  Dorchester  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Horace  B.  Burnham,  Private 1310  N.  35th  St.,  Omaha,  Neb. 

Raymond  O.  Brown,  Private 4210  W.  26th  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Obie   F.  Weineke,   Private Gen.    Del.,   Brussels,  111. 

Albert  W.  Staehle,  Private 3727  Cote  Brilliante  Ave.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

William  Harnack,  Private 355  E.  19th  St.,  New  York,  N.  Y 

John  Samulowitz,  Corporal R.  F.  D.  No.  55,  Peostum,  IlL 

William    Armbruster,    Private Gen.    Del.,    Yorkville,  111. 

Louis  Cooper,  Private 122  S.  St.  West,  Lansing,  Mich. 

Edward  J.  Edgecomb,  Private 1400  15th  St.,  Troy,  N.  Y 

William  A.  West,  Corporal 246  Jackson  St.,  Oshkosh,  Wis. 

Gordon  C.  Campbell,  Private 715  Wells  Ave.,  Escanaba,  Mich. 

Herbert  P.  Scholl,  Private 10308  Ave.  N.,  S.  Chicago,  111. 

George  S.  Brada,  Corporal 404  Riching  St.,  Charles  City,  Iowa 

Robert  J.  Dunlap,  Private 1001  Kentucky  St.,  Michigan  City,  Ind. 

George  W.  Wilson,  Private Brushwood  Road,  Lake  Forest,  111. 

Charles  Secky,  Private 1902  E.  9th  St.,  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa 

William  H.  Mills,  Private 10145  Ave.  M.,  S.  Chicago,  111. 

Thomas  W.  Glowania,  Private 1900  Harvey  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Carl  Gran,  Private 234  5th  Ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Ross  C.  Damon,  Corporal 6420  Ellis  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Charles  E.  Moore,  Corporal 18  N.  Sacramento  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

John  C.  Davis,  Private 906  !•  airfield  Ave.,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Ray  H.  Watts,  Private 305  N.  E.  St.,  Bloomington,  111. 

Albert  F.  Burtt,  Sergeant Gen.  Del.,  Momence,  111. 

Albert  Clausen,  Sergeant 1002  Davis   St.,  Evanston,  111. 

Earl  S.  Gale,  Sergeant 610  W.  56th  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

William   Polacek,   Private 4735   Western   Blvd.,  Chicago,  111. 

Raymond  L.  Pelland,  Private Gen.  Del.,  Bend,  Ore. 

Carmen  De  Salvo,  Private 762  Bunker  St.,  Chicago,   111. 

Carl  M.  Toutsch,  Corporal 2931  Cottage  Grove  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

William  A.  Bishop,  Private 2650  Wilcox  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Robert  A.  Hendrickson,  Private 627  N.  Drake  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Sam   Berlly,   Private 739   Paulina  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Peter  P.  Kiefer,  Private 4942  S.  Wells  St.,  Chicago.  111. 

Arthur  Boscamp,  Private 1933  S.  Jefferson  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Peter  Hansberry,  Private 1156  5th  St.,  Beloit,  Wis. 

Thomas  J.  Green,  Private 620  S.  Fellow  St.,  S.  Bend.  Ind. 

John  H.  Corrigan,  Corporal 213  N.  3rd  Ave.,  Maywood,  III 

Harry  Lerner,  Private 1019  S.  Seely  Ave.,  Chicago,  IlL 

William  Considine.  Private 452  W.  47th  St.,  Chicago.  111. 

Harry  C.  Warren.   Private Gen.  Del..  Liverpool,  111. 

Alfred  P.  G.  Quade.  Private R.   R.   No.   2.  Blue   Island.  111. 

Joe.  F.  Anderson.  Private 14113  Ardenall  Ave..  Cleveland.  Ohio 

George  H.  Lewis,  Private 2202  W.  107th  Place,  Chicago.  111. 

John  A.  Cooper.   Private 2317   Belmont    Ave..   Chicago,   111. 

Thomas  J.  McDonm-ll.  Privnte 356  W.  Marquette  Rd..  Chicago.  111. 

Antoni  Glowacki   Pr'v;ite 4235  Melrose  Ave..  Chicago.  111. 

Robert  A.  Snow,  Private R.  R.  No.  1,  Basic  City,  Va 

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Thomas  F.  Werner,  Private 4821  Melrose  St.,  Frankford,  Phil.,  Pa. 

William  A.  Weinberg,  Private 2836  N.  Richmond  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Frank  M.   Boemmels,   Private Main   St.,   Martin   Grove,  111. 

Cesidio  Pasquale,  Private 2405  Ave.  L.,  S.  Chicago,  111. 

Edward  M.  Thulis,  Private 4643  Union  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Ernest  E.  McEldowney,  Corporal 5458  Crystal  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Cyril  Robrecht,  Private 4635  Greenwood  Ave.,   Chicago,  111. 

Stanislaws  Rastankowski,  Private 260  Person  St.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Louis  R.  Schultz,  Private 962  Pleasant  St.,  Beloit,  Wis. 

Einar  H.  Christensen,  Private 1775  Berteau  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Charles  H.  Speechley,  Private 32  S.  Albany  Ave.,  Chicago,   111. 

Louis  Waters,  Private 1629  Wells  St.,  Ft.  Wayne,  Ind. 

Raymond  J.  Fry,  Private 1038  S.  Sangamon  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

William  F.  Cassel,  Private 647  Kohn  St.,  Morristown,   Pa. 

Robert  L.  Earle,  Private 1807  University  Ave.,  Des  Moines,  Iowa 

Adam  J.  Wilcheck,  Private 51  Marcy  Lane,  Ashley,  Pa. 

Eloysius  M.  Franz,  Private Gen.  Del.,  Crown  Point,  Ind. 

Claude  W.  Fenton,  Private Gen.  Del.,  Big  Springs,  Tex. 

Sollie  Pascente,  Private 918  N.  24th  Ave.,  Melrose  Park,  111. 

Edward  J.  Henry,  Private 1933  Mohawk  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Tito  Grossi,  Corporal Box  16,  Chicago  Ridge,  111. 

Peter  Rabinski,  Private 1001  St.  Aubun  Ave.,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Frederick  A.  May,  Private R.  R.  No.  3,  Grand  Rapids,  Wis. 

Frank  Zychal,  Private 2255  Marshall  Blvd.,  Chicago,  111. 

Simon  J.  Babian,  Private 2418-20  W.  North  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Lloyd  R.  Wing,  Private 2052  CuUom  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Edward  T.  Zasadil,  Private 2868  W.  21st  Place,  Chicago,  111. 

Joe  Hack,  Private 117  Fogarty  St.,  Michigan  City,  Ind. 

Thomas  Sutherland,  Private 2800  Harrison  St.,  Evanston,  111. 

Louis  H.  Steiner,  Private Gen.  Del.,  Trenton,  111. 

Wayne  E.  Weinberg,  Private 4354  Berkley  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

Charles  W.  Belleu,  Corporal Gen.  Del.,  Wyco,  W.  Va. 

Robert  O.  Hempstead,  Private 807  E.  9th  St.,  Little  Rock,  Ark. 

Fred  Lund,  Corporal 4935  Henderson  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


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(Clipping  from  English  "Daily  Mall") 
FINE  WORK  OF  AMERICAN  ENGINEERS 

Crossing  a  Marsh  to  the  Attack 

•  American  Army,  October  1,  1918. 

The  American  Army  is  consolidating  its  gains  in  the  Argonne 
region,  and  it  is  improving  roads  with  an  energy  that  promises  to 
solve  one  of  the  most  difficult  problems  they  are  confronted  with. 

There  is  a  unit  here  consisting  mostly  of  lads  from  Chicago. 
In  the  recent  attack  its  flank  was  resting  on  the  Meuse  just  above 
Verdun.  German  guns  had  been  concentrated  on  the  other  side  of 
the  river  in  expectation  of  an  attack  in  that  direction,  but  they 
actually  attacked  northwards  over  steep  thickly-wooded  heights  and 
amid  deep  ravines. 

Their  first  difficulty  was  to  cross  the  marshland  at  the  Forges 
Brook  and  to  penetrate  the  dense  Forges  Wood  covering  one  side  of 
a  formidable  height. 

The  Germans  dismissed  the  possibility  of  an  attack  over  the 
marshes  and  massed  their  troops  behind  Forges  Village,  southeast 
of  the  wood,  where  they  thought  the  firm  soil  would  attract  the  United 
States  troops  in  preference  to  the  brook. 

But  the  doughboys,  with  great  audacity,  crossed  the  marshes  and 
the  brook  and  sent  two  columns  forward,  one  to  swing  to  the  right 
through  the  wood  behind  the  Germans  and  the  other  in  a  direct  line 
for  Gercourt. 

The  operation  was  a  complete  success.  The  Germans  were  taken 
by  surprise,  and  this  accounted  in  a  great  degree  for  the  haul  of  over 
1,000  prisoners  in  this  section  and  many  guns. 

But,  striking  as  the  tactics  were,  the  plans  were  equally  fine. 
In  the  dark,  engineers  laid  down  duckboards  and  avenues  of  laced 
twigs,  by  which  the  infantry  could  get  a  firm  foothold  on  the  marshes. 
Small  bridges  were  thrown  over  the  brook,  and  when  the  Infantry 
crossed  Engineers  standing  in  the  water  held  them  up  to  prevent  them 
from  giving  way  under  the  tramp  of  thousands  of  feet.  The  Infantry 
started  out  In  a  thick  fog.  They  had  to  pass  through  100  yards  of 
barbed  wire  and  then  cross  marshland.  Following  a  trail  of  ropes 
and  duckboards  they  reached  the  brook  6,000  strong.  Many  crossed 
over  the  bridges,  but  the  majority  waded  the  water,  and  in  the  face 
of  the  enemy's  fire  followed  close  behind  their  own  barrage  up  the 
wooded  height  called  Forges  Wood. 

At  the  same  time  a  heavy  machine-gun  barrage  was  maintained 
by  the  Americans  on  the  Village  of  Forges,  which  materially  aided 
In  deceiving  the  Germans. 

Three  officers  and  70  men  were  captured  in  a  dugout  before  they 
had  time  to  realize  that  the  Americans  had  advanced.  All  the  de- 
fenses and  barbed  wire  in  the  wood  could  not  stop  the  dashing 
Americans,  and  they  swept  the  place  clear.  They  then  swung  up 
the  west  bank  of  the  Meuse  and  took  Drillancourt  and  Gercourt, 
Dannevoux  was  captured  later. 

The  Germans,  realizing  their  mistake,  hurriedly  rushed  up  re- 
serves to  Brifulles  on  the  Meuse.  These  were  seen  by  the  Americans, 
and  soon  the  artillery  was  pouring  shells  into  the  mass  of  railway 
trucks  containing  the  Germans. 

October  2. 

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THE  PKAIRIE  DITISIO^. 


By  William  Lewis  Judy. 


(All  rights  reserved  except  where  credit  is  given.) 
The  Thirty-third  Division  has  a  nicit-name,  a  distinguishing  in- 
signia, and  a  rattling  reputation. 

In  the  States  they  called  us  the  "Prairie  Division."  Over  here  we 
are  the  "Yellow  Cross  Division."  When  we  shall  shake  hands  again 
with  the  Goddess  of  Liberty  and  smell  again  that  familiar  smell  of  the 
Chicago  Stock  Yards,  we  shall  once  more  be  the  "Prairie  Division." 

Now,  who  are  we,  anyhow?  Well,  we  fought  with  the  bloomin' 
British  on'  the  plains  of  Picardy  in  Northern  France  in  July  and 
August,  1918,  and  when  the  decorations  were  handed  out  on  that  bright 
summer's  day  on  the  green  behind  the  old  chateau  at  Molliens-au-Bois, 
King  George  himself  was  there  to  pin  the  medals  on  the  breasts  of  the 
Illinois  boys. 

We  fought  side  by  side  with  the  Tommies,— good  pals  they  were, — 
and  with  the  Americans  of  the  British  Empire — those  fighters  after 
our  own  hearts — the  Aussies — I  mean  the  Australians,  the  daredevils 
of  a  rough  and  ready  Empire.  They  it  was  who  paid  us  the  biggest 
compliment  ever  given  a  Yank  crowd  over  here.  The  whole  world 
now  knows  the  famous  phrase  and  I'll  tell  you  how  it  came  about. 
The  Aussies  celebrated  the  Fourth  of  July  with  us  at  Hamel  when 
we  went  over  the  top  together  up  near  Albert,  and  after  it  was  all 
over,  they  took  us  by  the  hand  and  said:  "You'll  do  us,  digger,  but 
you  fellows  are  damned  rough."  Here,  too,  took  place  an  event  that 
shall  be  forever  glorious  in  the  annals  of  England  and  America, — 
here  for  the  first  time  in  history  the  soldiers  of  the  two  mighty  nations 
fought  side  by  side  in  a  common  cause,  and  this  event  shall  grow  more 
glorious  and  more  sacred  in  years  to  come  when  these  two  mighty 
nations  look  back  to  it  as  the  first  symbol  of  the  new  and  greater  union 
between  them. 

We  fought  with  the  French  and  now  we  are  to  get  fifty  Croix  de 
Guerre.  The  King  of  Belgium  heard  about  us  and  is  sending  us  eight 
of  his  medals.  The  Congress  of  the  United  States  gave  us  seven  Medals 
of  Honor.  They  have  given  forty-eight  to  the  whole  A.  E.  F.  and  the 
Prairie  Division  is  wearing  one-seventh  of  the  total.  Pretty  good,  eh? 
The  big  safe  at  Division  Headquarters  is  now  too  small  for  it  is 
crammed  with  D.  S.  C.'s,  from  our  own  G.  H.  Q. — one  hundred  and  ten 
to  date,  to  be  exact — and  more  of  them  on  their  way. 

We  have  a  lot  of  doughboys  like  Corporal  Paul  Hobsrhied  of  the 
13l8t  infantry.  He's  wearing  a  D.  S.  C.  because  up  to  Chipilly  Ridge 
he  laughed  at  the  Boche  snipers,  made  a  dash  at  them,  on  his  way 
stopped  at  a  German  dug-out,  rapped  on  the  door  with  a  few  hand 
grenades,  and  single  handed  chased  out  thirty  Germans  yelling 
"Kamerad,"  and  brought  them  back  as  prisoners. 

Then  there  is  Corporal  Jake  Allex.  another  of  Joe  Sanborn's  boys. 
Jake  and  his  squad  charged  a  machine  gun  neat  and  himself  stuck  the 
bayonet  into  five  Germans.  The  fifth  Boche  was  tough  and  the  Cor- 
poral's bayonet  broke  off  iniade  of  him.  But  Jake  gave  him  the  butt 
of  the  rifle,  sent  one  more  German  to  Kingdom  Come,  and  captured  the 

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remainder  of  the  crew.  In  the  Prairie  Division,  we  don't  look  down 
on  Corporals  since  these  things  happened. 

We've  a  buck  private  in  the  124th  Machine  Gun  Battalion,  Clay- 
ton Slack— slack  by  name  but  not  by  nature.  He's  going  to  get  a 
Belgium  Medal,  a  Croix  de  Guerre,  a  Medal  of  Honor,  and  may  be  a  lot 
of  others,  because  all  alone  he  rushed  a  machine  gun  nest,  tagged  ten 
Germans  as  prisoners,  grabbed  two  loaded  machine  guns  which  were 
killing  our  men,  turned  'em  around  and  gave  the  Germans  Hail 
Columbia  with  a  shower  of  their  own  bullets. 

Now  I  come  to  the  grand  old  men  of  'em  all — Colonel  Joe  of  the 
131st,  of  the  Dandy  First  of  the  Old  Illinois  National  Guard.  He's 
sixty-three  but  likes  a  fighting  spree.  Out  in  the  front  he  went  at 
Gressaire  Wood,  and  led  his  men  over  the  top,  across  No  Man's  Land, 
and  on  the  run,  took  a  hill  that  the  Germans  said  they'd  hold  forever. 
They're  still  there  holding  the  hill,  but  hiding  under  the  ground  and 
some  wooden  crosses.  Well,  the  Colonel  had  his  steel  hat  knocked 
off  by  the  burst  of  a  shell,  but  say — have  you  seen  him  on  dress  parade? 
There's  a  Distinguished  Service  Order  which  the  King  of  England 
gave  him  and  I  think  he's  the  only  American  officer  wearing  one  of 
'em.  There's  our  own  D.  S.  C. — he's  got  that,  of  course.  And  there's 
a  Belgium  medal  too  that  is  his  pride. 

Ask  a  Boche  where  he  had  the  hottest  time  of  his  life  and  he'll 
tell  you  at  Consenvoye  Bridge,  when  Colonel  Allen's  engineers  in  the 
lead,  the  Prairie  Division  chase  him  out  of  the  Bois  de  Forges,  held 
by  the  enemy  for  four  years  with  the  boast  of  the  Boche  that  it  could 
never  be  captured — especially  by  Americans. 

We  have  fought  everywhere  in  the  A.  E.  F.  We  have  been  with 
the  British,  with  the  French,  with  the  French  Colonials,  and  with 
our  own  troops.  There  are  three  American  Armies — First,  Second 
and  Third — and  we've  been  in  all  of  'em.  There  are  nine  American 
Corps  and  we've  been  in  all  of  them  except  the  First  and  Eighth. 
We've  got  the  record  in  this  regard. 

Our  troops  have  camped  along  the  North  Sea,  on  the  Somme,  on 
the  Meuse,  and  on  the  Moselle.  They  have  passed  through  Chateau 
Thierry;  they  have  bivouaced  in  Germany,  they  have  rested  in  the 
shadow  of  the  Amiens  cathedral;  they  have  marched  through  the 
shell  torn  streets  of  Verdun;  they  have  eaten  bully-beef  in  Alsace- 
Lorraine;  and  now  they  are  wintering  in  Diekirch,  that  famous  resort 
of  the  Grand  Duchy  of  Luxembourg.  From  Texas  to  Deutschland  we 
have  traveled  and  now  we  know  it's  true  when  they  say — "Join  the 
Army  and  see  the  world." 

What  Division  captured  more  prisoners  and  more  guns,  and 
advanced  more  kilometers  than  any  other  Division  except  three  or 
four?    The  Prairie  Division. 

What  Division  captured  1,436  prisoners  in  one  day?  The  Prairie 
Division. 

What  Division  has  a  general  wearing  a  wound  chevron?  The 
Prairie  Division. 

What  Division  was  one  of  the  five  American  Divisions  rated  by 
the  German  High  Command  as  first  class?     The  Prairie  Division. 

What  Division  Commander  was  praised  by  G.  H.  Q.  because  the 
horses  of  his  Division  and  the  care  of  them  "stood  as  a  perfect  model 

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of  the  standards  that  ought  to  exist  in  these  matters  throughout  the 
Army?    The  Prairie  Division. 

Our  Division  colors  are  yellow  and  black;  fast  colors,  guaranteed 
not  to  run.  The  design  is  a  yellow  cross  on  a  black  circular  back- 
ground two  inches  in  diameter.  Yellow  is  an  unusual  color  for  a 
fighting  crowd,  but  in  far-away  Texas,  when  we  marked  our  equipment 
for  over-seas.  Colonel  Gardenhire  had  only  yellow  paint,  and  that 
is  why  we  have  used  yellow.  It's  a  good  color.  It  is  the  distinguishing 
color  of  the  Cavalry  and,  in  the  Philippines,  the  Yellow  Cross  on 
Government  property  terrified  the  superstitious  natives  and  kept  them 
from  stealing  it.    Over  here  it  had  the  same  effect  on  the  Boche. 

We  are  proud  of  the  Yellow  Cross  and  proud  of  the  fighter  who 
has  been  our  leader  from  the  day  the  Division  was  organized — Major 
General  Geo.  Bell,  Jr.,  known  by  all  the  rank  and  file  of  the  Regulars 
as  "Do  it  Now"  Bell. 

"When  the  French  officially  took  possession  of  the  City  of  Metz, 
the  capital  of  Lorraine,  on  the  8th  of  October,  1918,  bringing  to  pass 
their  dream  of  half  a  century,  the  troops  selected  from  the  entire 
A.  E.  F.  to  represent  the  United  States  in  the  grand  parade  before  the 
President  of  the  French  Republic,  before  Premier  Clemenceau,  Marshal 
Foch,  Marshal  Retain,  Field  Marshal  Sir  Douglas  Haig  and  our  own 
General  Pershing,  were  none  other  than  a  bunch  of  Chicago  lads,  the 
battle  scarred  doughboys  of  the  131st  Infantry,  who  had  carried  the 
Yellow  Cross  to  victory  every  time  they  "hopped  the  bags."  They  led 
the  procession  at  Metz  and  the  Governor-General  of  Lorraine  said 
that  their  appearance  and  conduct  merited  the  highest  praise. 

The  boast  of  the  Thirty-third  is  that  it  never  lost  a  fight,  that  it 
never  received  an  order  in  battle  which  it  did  not  carry  out,  and  that 
an  objective  was  never  given  to  it  that  it  did  not  take  from  the  enemy 
on  scheduled  time.  It  is  more  than  a  boast — it  is  cold  truth  recorded 
in  the  books  of  the  German  armies  as  well  as  in  the  records  of  our 
own  G.  H.  Q. 

We  came  to  France  with  a  great  reputation  to  uphold  and  high 
standards  to  maintain,  for  we  are  the  Prairie  Division;  we  hail  from 
the  fields  of  Illinois,  out  where  the  prairies  begin  their  stretch,  out 
where  the  East  joins  the  West,  and  the  best  of  the  two  is  kept. 
Behind  us  are  the  traditions  and  glories  of  a  great  State — a  State  which 
in  that  other  great  war — the  greatest  until  its  time — gave  to  the  nation 
its  great  leader  in  the  White  House — Abraham  Lincoln,  and  its  great 
leader  on  the  field  of  battle — Ulysses  S.  Grant. 

We  have  fought  as  worthy  sons  of  worthy  sires.  We  shall  return 
from  our  long  journey  strong  men  and  noble,  victors  and  proud, 
because  in  the  hottest  of  the  battle,  in  the  front  ranks  of  the  bravest, 
we  fought  as  only  Americans  can  fight.  We  shall  march  down  Michi- 
gan boulevard,  victors  and  glad,  yet  with  a  bit  of  shadow  in  our 
faces,  for  we  are  not  forgetful  of  our  brave  comrades  who  went  away 
with  us  and  with  us  did  not  return,  because  on  the  sacred  soil  of 
I  ranee  they  fell  fighting  bravely  for  their  flag  and  the  honor  of  thoir 
Division,  and  forever  more  they  rest  on  the  fields  where  their  fame 
was  won— In  the  shades  of  the  forests  of  the  Argonne  and  by  the  banks 
of  the  Romnie. 

They  did  not  die  in  vain,  neither  have  we  fought  in  vain  who 
fought  by  their  side  as  they  fell.     They  who  in  later  years  shall  wear 

til 


the  Yellow  Cross  in  token  that  they  fought  with  the  Prairie  Division, 
shall  wear  a  badge  of  high  honor,  and  a  fitting  distinction  for  the 
brave  men  and  fearless  fighters  they  showed  themselves  to  be. 

Written  at  Diekirch,  Grand  Duchy  of  Luxembourg,  Europe,  Four- 
teenth day  of  March,  nineteen  nineteen. 


The  following,  by  Richard  Henry  Little,  is  taken  from  the 
Chicago  Tribune  of  May  5th,  and  shows  how  mistified  the  Germans 
were  when  they  tried  to  analyze  the  American  Army,  and  how  con- 
vinced they  were  that  they  would,  with  or  without  provocation  attempt 
the  impossible. 

**BRAVE  BUT  TEMPERAMENTAL 

The  first  observation  the  Major  read  was  that  'Americans  are 
very  brave  and  active  but  highly  temperamental,'  I  said,  'Like  a  prima 
donna?'  The  Major  said  that  was  it  exactly.  He  amplified  the  record 
by  saying  that  one  could  never  tell  just  what  Americans  were  going 
to  do,  because  he  didn't  believe  that  they  knew  themselves.  He  said 
the  German  high  command  thought  the  Americans  did  not  take  the 
war  as  seriously  as  the  French,  who  were  fighting  in  front  of  their 
own  homes,  while  with  the  Americans  it  was  more  of  a  sporting 
proposition  and  the  men  wanted  to  get  all  the  adventure  and  excite- 
ment out  of  it  possible. 

ADVANCE  AT  ANT  TIME 

The  next  observation  noted  down  at  Spa  was  to  expect  the 
Americans  to  try  to  advance  almost  at  any  time,  whether  the  advance 
was  advisable  from  a  military  standpoint  or  not.  The  Major  amplified 
this  record  by  saying  that  suppose  the  Americans  were  in  woods  with 
a  swamp  in  front  of  them  commanded  by  the  enemy  guns,  military 
science  would  argue  against  pushing  the  American  line  forward  at  that 
point.  If  the  Germans  were  confronted  with  English  or  French  troops 
In  such  a  piece  of  country,  they  would  thin  down  their  line,  because 
they  would  know  that  no  advance  would  be  attempted. 

With  the  Americans  it  was  different.  Their  own  officers  might 
order  them  over  or  else  the  men  might  get  tired  of  sitting  round  in 
the  woods  and  decide  for  themselves  to  go  across  the  swamps,  or 
perhaps  the  flies  might  be  bighting  them,  or  mosquitoes,  or  they  might 
get  mad  because  their  rations  had  not  come  up.  In  any  of  these  events 
they  might  try  to  take  it  out  on  the  enemy." 


The  following  from  the  "Pontanezen  Duckboard"  of  May  14th, 
1919,  may  be  of  interest,  it  being  the  official  paper  of  the  American 
camp  at  Brest. 

**HAIR  RAISING  ROAD  JOB  DONE  BY  THE  108TH  ENGINEERS 

The  first  regiment  of  divisional  engineers  to  pass  through  Pon- 
tanezen for  service  at  the  front,  was  the  108th  Engineers  of  the  33rd 
Division,  under  the  command  of  Colonel  Henry  A.  Allen.  That  was 
a  year  ago.     They  are  here  again,  this  time  bound  for  home. 

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EVENING   DUSK. 


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The  108th  has  made  a  fine  record,  both  on  the  Somme  with  the 
British  and  in  the  Meuse-Argonne  with  our  own  army.  In  fact  their 
work  began  right  here  at  Pontanezen.  They  landed  from  the  George 
Washington  on  May  18th  and  the  next  day  had  construction  details  on 
barracks,  a  Y.  M.  C.  A.  hut,  at  the  light  plant  and  at  the  Penfield 
waterworks. 

WITH  ENGLISH 

On  May  23rd  the  108  Engineers  entrained  for  the  unknown,  and 
a  few  days  later  found  themselves  among  the  'Tommies'  and  the 
'Aussies'  of  the  British  Fourth  Army.  The  training  there  was  actual 
work  with  the  Royal  Engineers,  in  the  line  from  Amiens  to  Albert. 
Hamel — Chipilly  Ridge — ^Morlancourt — Villers  Brettaneaux — all  these 
are  of  personal  significance  to  these  men  from  Illinois  who  were 
making  acquaintance  with  the  'Auzzies,'  the  gruelling  job  of  the 
Engineer,  the  'cootie'  and  the  budding  British  offensive  in  quick  suc- 
cession. Dugouts,  trenches,  wire,  pontoon  bridges,  roads  and  water 
supply  became  familiar.  The  most  ambitious  undertaking  in  this 
sector  probably,  was  the  building  of  the  track  for  the  combined 
Cavalry  attack  on  August  8th  by  companies  "D"  and  "F."  This 
required  the  building  of  a  road  twenty  yards  wide  and  about  three 
thousand  yards  long  through  the  first  line  wire  and  trench  positions 
under  artillery  fire  and  the  menace  of  the  German  protective  barrage. 
This  bit  of  work  was  highly  praised  by  the  British  high  command  and 
was  part  of  a  brilliant  and  highly  successful  use  of  the  combined 
attack  of  large  bodies  of  Cavalry,  Tanks  and  Infantry  supported  by 
the  Artillery." 


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